Somalia vs Zimbabwe: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Somalia
15.82 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
16.6 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia rank
172nd
Zimbabwe rank
169th

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

  • Somalia
  • Zimbabwe
051015196119922023

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 16.6 people per square kilometre against 15.82 people per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 0.78 people per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

Somalia ranks 172nd and Zimbabwe ranks 169th of 215 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 1.07 people per square kilometre 1.71 people per square kilometre 0.6372 people per square kilometre Zimbabwe
1970s 1.74 people per square kilometre 3.05 people per square kilometre 1.31 people per square kilometre Zimbabwe
1980s 2.93 people per square kilometre 5.65 people per square kilometre 2.72 people per square kilometre Zimbabwe
1990s 3.63 people per square kilometre 8.86 people per square kilometre 5.23 people per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2000s 5.9 people per square kilometre 10.5 people per square kilometre 4.61 people per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2010s 9.82 people per square kilometre 12.53 people per square kilometre 2.71 people per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2020s 14.86 people per square kilometre 15.75 people per square kilometre 0.886 people per square kilometre Zimbabwe

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, Somalia or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 16.6 people per square kilometre against 15.82 people per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Somalia and Zimbabwe?
0.78 people per square kilometre, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zimbabwe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Somalia and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Somalia ranks 172nd and Zimbabwe ranks 169th 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.