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

Vanuatu
0.0274 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.0277 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Vanuatu rank
129th
Zambia rank
128th

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

  • Vanuatu
  • Zambia
00.010.020.03199020062023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0277 Persons per square kilometre against 0.0274 Persons per square kilometre in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.0003 Persons per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Vanuatu ranks 129th and Zambia ranks 128th of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Vanuatu Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0138 Persons per square kilometre 0.0116 Persons per square kilometre 0.0023 Persons per square kilometre Vanuatu
2000s 0.0177 Persons per square kilometre 0.0154 Persons per square kilometre 0.0022 Persons per square kilometre Vanuatu
2010s 0.0225 Persons per square kilometre 0.0216 Persons per square kilometre 0.0009 Persons per square kilometre Vanuatu
2020s 0.0265 Persons per square kilometre 0.0266 Persons per square kilometre 0.0001 Persons per square kilometre Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates, Vanuatu or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.0277 Persons per square kilometre against 0.0274 Persons per square kilometre in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Vanuatu and Zambia?
0.0003 Persons per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Vanuatu and Zambia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Vanuatu and Zambia rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
Vanuatu ranks 129th 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)
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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.