New Caledonia vs Zambia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

New Caledonia
10.74 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
12.55 people per square kilometre
in 2023
New Caledonia rank
187th
Zambia rank
184th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time

  • New Caledonia
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 12.55 people per square kilometre against 10.74 people per square kilometre in New Caledonia, a difference of 1.81 people per square kilometre.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times New Caledonia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Caledonia ahead.

New Caledonia ranks 187th and Zambia ranks 184th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Caledonia averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Caledonia Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 2.27 people per square kilometre 1.18 people per square kilometre 1.1 people per square kilometre New Caledonia
1970s 3.97 people per square kilometre 2.4 people per square kilometre 1.57 people per square kilometre New Caledonia
1980s 5.13 people per square kilometre 3.57 people per square kilometre 1.56 people per square kilometre New Caledonia
1990s 6.53 people per square kilometre 4.47 people per square kilometre 2.06 people per square kilometre New Caledonia
2000s 8.46 people per square kilometre 5.85 people per square kilometre 2.6 people per square kilometre New Caledonia
2010s 10.15 people per square kilometre 9.11 people per square kilometre 1.04 people per square kilometre New Caledonia
2020s 10.58 people per square kilometre 11.89 people per square kilometre 1.31 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, New Caledonia or Zambia?
Zambia, at 12.55 people per square kilometre against 10.74 people per square kilometre in New Caledonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between New Caledonia and Zambia?
1.81 people per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Zambia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do New Caledonia and Zambia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
New Caledonia ranks 187th 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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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.