Mozambique vs Zimbabwe: Total population (thousands), per square kilometre

Mozambique
0.0421 thousands per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
0.0419 thousands per square kilometre
in 2023
Mozambique rank
159th
Zimbabwe rank
160th

Total population (thousands), per square kilometre over time

  • Mozambique
  • Zimbabwe
0.010.020.030.04197019962023

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 0.0421 thousands per square kilometre against 0.0419 thousands per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0002 thousands per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Mozambique ranks 159th and Zimbabwe ranks 160th of 215 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0119 thousands per square kilometre 0.0153 thousands per square kilometre 0.0034 thousands per square kilometre Zimbabwe
1980s 0.0155 thousands per square kilometre 0.0216 thousands per square kilometre 0.0061 thousands per square kilometre Zimbabwe
1990s 0.0192 thousands per square kilometre 0.0282 thousands per square kilometre 0.0089 thousands per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2000s 0.0253 thousands per square kilometre 0.032 thousands per square kilometre 0.0067 thousands per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2010s 0.0329 thousands per square kilometre 0.0367 thousands per square kilometre 0.0038 thousands per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2020s 0.0403 thousands per square kilometre 0.0408 thousands per square kilometre 0.0005 thousands per square kilometre Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total population (thousands), per square kilometre, Mozambique or Zimbabwe?
Mozambique, at 0.0421 thousands per square kilometre against 0.0419 thousands per square kilometre in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in total population (thousands), per square kilometre between Mozambique and Zimbabwe?
0.0002 thousands per square kilometre, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Zimbabwe?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Mozambique and Zimbabwe rank globally for total population (thousands), per square kilometre?
Mozambique ranks 159th and Zimbabwe ranks 160th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total population (thousands), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total population (thousands), per square kilometre
Unit
thousands per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 10,529 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Total population (thousands) 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.