Africa Eastern and Southern vs Belgium: Population density

Africa Eastern and Southern
50.51 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Belgium
386.3 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
30th
Belgium rank
29th

Population density over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Belgium
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 386.3 people per sq. km of land area against 50.51 people per sq. km of land area in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 335.79 people per sq. km of land area.

That makes Belgium's figure about 7.6 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 30th and Belgium ranks 29th of 47 groups.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Belgium Difference Ahead
2000s 37.32 people per sq. km of land area 345.59 people per sq. km of land area 308.27 people per sq. km of land area Belgium
2010s 41.91 people per sq. km of land area 369.85 people per sq. km of land area 327.94 people per sq. km of land area Belgium
2020s 48.63 people per sq. km of land area 381.92 people per sq. km of land area 333.29 people per sq. km of land area Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Africa Eastern and Southern or Belgium?
Belgium, at 386.3 people per sq. km of land area against 50.51 people per sq. km of land area in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in population density between Africa Eastern and Southern and Belgium?
335.79 people per sq. km of land area, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Belgium?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Belgium rank globally for population density?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 30th and Belgium ranks 29th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Unit
people per sq. km of land area
Source
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
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Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.