Congo vs Zambia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Congo
11.53 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
12.55 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
186th
Zambia rank
184th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Congo
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 12.55 people per square kilometre against 11.53 people per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 1.02 people per square kilometre.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 186th and Zambia ranks 184th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.33 people per square kilometre | 1.18 people per square kilometre | 0.1508 people per square kilometre | Congo |
| 1970s | 1.91 people per square kilometre | 2.4 people per square kilometre | 0.4811 people per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 1980s | 3.09 people per square kilometre | 3.57 people per square kilometre | 0.4823 people per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 1990s | 4.47 people per square kilometre | 4.47 people per square kilometre | 0.002 people per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2000s | 6.55 people per square kilometre | 5.85 people per square kilometre | 0.701 people per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2010s | 9.31 people per square kilometre | 9.11 people per square kilometre | 0.1973 people per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2020s | 11.11 people per square kilometre | 11.89 people per square kilometre | 0.7738 people per square kilometre | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre, Congo or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 12.55 people per square kilometre against 11.53 people per square kilometre in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Congo and Zambia?
- 1.02 people per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Zambia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 186th and Zambia ranks 184th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas 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.