Portugal vs Zimbabwe: Population density

Portugal
95.56
in 2100
Zimbabwe
96.07
in 2100
Portugal rank
126th
Zimbabwe rank
125th

Population density over time

  • Portugal
  • Zimbabwe
0255075100125100015502100

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 96.07 against 95.56 in Portugal, a difference of 0.51.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 126th and Zimbabwe ranks 125th of 235 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 47 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1000s 6.01 0.4394 5.57 Portugal
1100s 7.51 0.4394 7.07 Portugal
1200s 9.02 0.4394 8.58 Portugal
1300s 12.52 0.4394 12.08 Portugal
1400s 9.02 0.4394 8.58 Portugal
1500s 12.52 0.8789 11.64 Portugal
1600s 20.03 0.9536 19.08 Portugal
1700s 20.03 1.03 19.01 Portugal
1710s 26.49 1.05 25.44 Portugal
1720s 27.35 1.07 26.29 Portugal
1730s 27.91 1.09 26.82 Portugal
1740s 28.48 1.11 27.37 Portugal
1750s 29.06 1.13 27.93 Portugal
1760s 29.66 1.16 28.49 Portugal
1770s 30.26 1.19 29.07 Portugal
1780s 30.88 1.22 29.66 Portugal
1790s 31.51 1.25 30.26 Portugal
1800s 31.28 2.81 28.47 Portugal
1810s 34.25 2.81 31.45 Portugal
1820s 36.93 2.61 34.32 Portugal
1830s 39.14 2.22 36.92 Portugal
1840s 40.97 1.89 39.09 Portugal
1850s 42.56 1.81 40.75 Portugal
1860s 45.25 2 43.25 Portugal
1870s 48.58 2.21 46.37 Portugal
1880s 52.32 2.45 49.87 Portugal
1890s 56.65 2.71 53.94 Portugal
1900s 61.24 3.09 58.15 Portugal
1910s 64.83 3.62 61.21 Portugal
1920s 69.4 4.33 65.07 Portugal
1930s 78.23 5.31 72.91 Portugal
1940s 87.34 6.46 80.88 Portugal
1950s 94.26 8.34 85.93 Portugal
1960s 96.74 11.39 85.35 Portugal
1970s 99.69 15.46 84.23 Portugal
1980s 108.45 22.03 86.42 Portugal
1990s 109.68 28.4 81.28 Portugal
2000s 114.29 32.2 82.09 Portugal
2010s 113.78 36.99 76.79 Portugal
2020s 113.44 43.53 69.91 Portugal
2030s 111.54 52.3 59.24 Portugal
2040s 108.62 61.8 46.82 Portugal
2050s 104.83 70.77 34.06 Portugal
2060s 100.84 78.75 22.1 Portugal
2070s 97.81 85.7 12.11 Portugal
2080s 96.44 91.18 5.27 Portugal
2090s 95.87 94.77 1.1 Portugal
2100s 95.56 96.07 0.5132 Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Portugal or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 96.07 against 95.56 in Portugal as of 2100.
What is the difference in population density between Portugal and Zimbabwe?
0.51, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Zimbabwe?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Portugal and Zimbabwe rank globally for population density?
Portugal ranks 126th and Zimbabwe ranks 125th of 235 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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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Indicator
Population density
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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