Somalia vs Zambia: Total population (thousands), per square kilometre
Somalia
0.0287 thousands per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.0275 thousands per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia rank
171st
Zambia rank
174th
Total population (thousands), per square kilometre over time
- Somalia
- Zambia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.0287 thousands per square kilometre against 0.0275 thousands per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 0.0012 thousands per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 171st and Zambia ranks 174th of 215 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0067 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0065 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0001 thousands per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.0104 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0089 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0015 thousands per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.0116 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0116 thousands per square kilometre | 0 thousands per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.0164 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0154 thousands per square kilometre | 0.001 thousands per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.0216 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0214 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0002 thousands per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.0275 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0264 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0011 thousands per square kilometre | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total population (thousands), per square kilometre, Somalia or Zambia?
- Somalia, at 0.0287 thousands per square kilometre against 0.0275 thousands per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total population (thousands), per square kilometre between Somalia and Zambia?
- 0.0012 thousands per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zambia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and Zambia rank globally for total population (thousands), per square kilometre?
- Somalia ranks 171st and Zambia ranks 174th 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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About this data
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.