Laos vs Zambia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Laos
12.89 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
12.55 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos rank
181st
Zambia rank
184th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Laos
- Zambia
How they compare
Laos currently reports 12.89 people per square kilometre against 12.55 people per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 0.34 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.
Laos ranks 181st and Zambia ranks 184th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8659 people per square kilometre | 1.18 people per square kilometre | 0.3123 people per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 1970s | 1.4 people per square kilometre | 2.4 people per square kilometre | 0.9946 people per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 1980s | 2.2 people per square kilometre | 3.57 people per square kilometre | 1.37 people per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 1990s | 3.7 people per square kilometre | 4.47 people per square kilometre | 0.7691 people per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2000s | 6.74 people per square kilometre | 5.85 people per square kilometre | 0.8921 people per square kilometre | Laos |
| 2010s | 9.73 people per square kilometre | 9.11 people per square kilometre | 0.619 people per square kilometre | Laos |
| 2020s | 12.27 people per square kilometre | 11.89 people per square kilometre | 0.3787 people per square kilometre | Laos |
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, Laos or Zambia?
- Laos, at 12.89 people per square kilometre against 12.55 people per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Laos and Zambia?
- 0.34 people per square kilometre, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Zambia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Laos ranks 181st 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.