Brunei vs Zambia: Population density
Brunei
88.2 people per km²
in 2100
Zambia
86.73 people per km²
in 2100
Brunei rank
130th
Zambia rank
131st
Population density over time
- Brunei
- Zambia
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 88.2 people per km² against 86.73 people per km² in Zambia, a difference of 1.47 people per km².
The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 130th and Zambia ranks 131st of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 39 and Zambia in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.3795 people per km² | 0.2038 people per km² | 0.1757 people per km² | Brunei |
| 1100s | 0.4554 people per km² | 0.2446 people per km² | 0.2109 people per km² | Brunei |
| 1200s | 0.759 people per km² | 0.2853 people per km² | 0.4737 people per km² | Brunei |
| 1300s | 0.8349 people per km² | 0.3261 people per km² | 0.5088 people per km² | Brunei |
| 1400s | 0.9108 people per km² | 0.3668 people per km² | 0.544 people per km² | Brunei |
| 1500s | 0.759 people per km² | 0.4076 people per km² | 0.3514 people per km² | Brunei |
| 1600s | 0.9488 people per km² | 0.4422 people per km² | 0.5065 people per km² | Brunei |
| 1700s | 1.14 people per km² | 0.4769 people per km² | 0.6616 people per km² | Brunei |
| 1710s | 1.18 people per km² | 0.4578 people per km² | 0.7236 people per km² | Brunei |
| 1720s | 1.29 people per km² | 0.4665 people per km² | 0.8223 people per km² | Brunei |
| 1730s | 1.41 people per km² | 0.4759 people per km² | 0.93 people per km² | Brunei |
| 1740s | 1.53 people per km² | 0.4858 people per km² | 1.05 people per km² | Brunei |
| 1750s | 1.67 people per km² | 0.4964 people per km² | 1.18 people per km² | Brunei |
| 1760s | 1.83 people per km² | 0.5079 people per km² | 1.32 people per km² | Brunei |
| 1770s | 1.99 people per km² | 0.5202 people per km² | 1.47 people per km² | Brunei |
| 1780s | 2.17 people per km² | 0.5335 people per km² | 1.64 people per km² | Brunei |
| 1790s | 2.37 people per km² | 0.548 people per km² | 1.82 people per km² | Brunei |
| 1800s | 0.4285 people per km² | 1.08 people per km² | 0.6483 people per km² | Zambia |
| 1810s | 0.4357 people per km² | 1.25 people per km² | 0.8175 people per km² | Zambia |
| 1820s | 0.4829 people per km² | 1.46 people per km² | 0.9752 people per km² | Zambia |
| 1830s | 0.5822 people per km² | 1.7 people per km² | 1.11 people per km² | Zambia |
| 1840s | 0.7146 people per km² | 1.97 people per km² | 1.26 people per km² | Zambia |
| 1850s | 0.8795 people per km² | 2.14 people per km² | 1.26 people per km² | Zambia |
| 1860s | 1.1 people per km² | 2.15 people per km² | 1.05 people per km² | Zambia |
| 1870s | 1.42 people per km² | 2.16 people per km² | 0.7368 people per km² | Zambia |
| 1880s | 1.95 people per km² | 2.18 people per km² | 0.23 people per km² | Zambia |
| 1890s | 2.71 people per km² | 2.2 people per km² | 0.5101 people per km² | Brunei |
| 1900s | 3.74 people per km² | 2.11 people per km² | 1.63 people per km² | Brunei |
| 1910s | 4.68 people per km² | 1.99 people per km² | 2.69 people per km² | Brunei |
| 1920s | 5.47 people per km² | 2.09 people per km² | 3.39 people per km² | Brunei |
| 1930s | 6.84 people per km² | 2.41 people per km² | 4.44 people per km² | Brunei |
| 1940s | 8.42 people per km² | 2.82 people per km² | 5.61 people per km² | Brunei |
| 1950s | 12.23 people per km² | 3.6 people per km² | 8.63 people per km² | Brunei |
| 1960s | 20.69 people per km² | 4.91 people per km² | 15.78 people per km² | Brunei |
| 1970s | 29.63 people per km² | 6.65 people per km² | 22.99 people per km² | Brunei |
| 1980s | 41.01 people per km² | 8.99 people per km² | 32.01 people per km² | Brunei |
| 1990s | 54.56 people per km² | 11.72 people per km² | 42.84 people per km² | Brunei |
| 2000s | 67.49 people per km² | 15.64 people per km² | 51.85 people per km² | Brunei |
| 2010s | 79.48 people per km² | 21.77 people per km² | 57.7 people per km² | Brunei |
| 2020s | 88.07 people per km² | 29.13 people per km² | 58.94 people per km² | Brunei |
| 2030s | 93.69 people per km² | 37.6 people per km² | 56.1 people per km² | Brunei |
| 2040s | 97.34 people per km² | 46.4 people per km² | 50.94 people per km² | Brunei |
| 2050s | 98.83 people per km² | 55.11 people per km² | 43.71 people per km² | Brunei |
| 2060s | 98.06 people per km² | 63.53 people per km² | 34.54 people per km² | Brunei |
| 2070s | 95.68 people per km² | 71.33 people per km² | 24.35 people per km² | Brunei |
| 2080s | 92.67 people per km² | 78.24 people per km² | 14.43 people per km² | Brunei |
| 2090s | 89.75 people per km² | 84.03 people per km² | 5.72 people per km² | Brunei |
| 2100s | 88.2 people per km² | 86.73 people per km² | 1.47 people per km² | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Brunei or Zambia?
- Brunei, at 88.2 people per km² against 86.73 people per km² in Zambia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Brunei and Zambia?
- 1.47 people per km², with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Zambia?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Brunei and Zambia rank globally for population density?
- Brunei ranks 130th and Zambia ranks 131st of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.