Somalia vs Zambia: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates

Somalia
0.0289 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.0277 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia rank
127th
Zambia rank
128th

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates over time

  • Somalia
  • Zambia
00.010.020.03199020062023

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0289 Persons per square kilometre against 0.0277 Persons per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 0.0012 Persons per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 127th and Zambia ranks 128th of 167 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0116 Persons per square kilometre 0.0116 Persons per square kilometre 0 Persons per square kilometre Zambia
2000s 0.0164 Persons per square kilometre 0.0154 Persons per square kilometre 0.0009 Persons per square kilometre Somalia
2010s 0.0219 Persons per square kilometre 0.0216 Persons per square kilometre 0.0003 Persons per square kilometre Somalia
2020s 0.0276 Persons per square kilometre 0.0266 Persons per square kilometre 0.0011 Persons per square kilometre Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates, Somalia or Zambia?
Somalia, at 0.0289 Persons per square kilometre against 0.0277 Persons per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Somalia and Zambia?
0.0012 Persons per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zambia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Somalia and Zambia rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
Somalia ranks 127th and Zambia ranks 128th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre
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Persons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
168 places, 5,582 data points, 1990–2023
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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.