Angola vs Senegal: Population density of the capital city
Angola
16,981 people per km²
in 2100
Senegal
16,574 people per km²
in 2100
Angola rank
5th
Senegal rank
8th
Population density of the capital city over time
- Angola
- Senegal
How they compare
Angola currently reports 16,981 people per km² against 16,574 people per km² in Senegal, a difference of 407 people per km².
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2020 it was Senegal ahead.
Angola ranks 5th and Senegal ranks 8th of 191 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 5 and Senegal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 10,710 people per km² | 13,198 people per km² | 2,487 people per km² | Senegal |
| 2030s | 12,155 people per km² | 14,768 people per km² | 2,613 people per km² | Senegal |
| 2040s | 13,300 people per km² | 15,135 people per km² | 1,835 people per km² | Senegal |
| 2050s | 15,051 people per km² | 15,869 people per km² | 817.9 people per km² | Senegal |
| 2060s | 16,559 people per km² | 16,464 people per km² | 94.8 people per km² | Angola |
| 2070s | 17,708 people per km² | 16,798 people per km² | 910.55 people per km² | Angola |
| 2080s | 17,757 people per km² | 16,513 people per km² | 1,244 people per km² | Angola |
| 2090s | 17,453 people per km² | 16,778 people per km² | 674.35 people per km² | Angola |
| 2100s | 16,981 people per km² | 16,574 people per km² | 406.2 people per km² | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density of the capital city, Angola or Senegal?
- Angola, at 16,981 people per km² against 16,574 people per km² in Senegal as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density of the capital city between Angola and Senegal?
- 407 people per km², with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Senegal?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2100.
- How do Angola and Senegal rank globally for population density of the capital city?
- Angola ranks 5th and Senegal ranks 8th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density of the capital city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Projected number of people per km² of land area in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.