Africa Eastern and Southern vs Israel: Population density

Africa Eastern and Southern
50.51 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Israel
455.13 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
30th
Israel rank
27th

Population density over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Israel
0100200300400500196119922023

How they compare

Israel currently reports 455.13 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 404.62 people per sq. km of land area.

That makes Israel's figure about 9.0 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 30th and Israel ranks 27th of 47 groups.

Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Israel Difference Ahead
1960s 13.48 people per sq. km of land area 117.83 people per sq. km of land area 104.35 people per sq. km of land area Israel
1970s 17.73 people per sq. km of land area 156.76 people per sq. km of land area 139.03 people per sq. km of land area Israel
1980s 23.98 people per sq. km of land area 194.04 people per sq. km of land area 170.06 people per sq. km of land area Israel
1990s 29.7 people per sq. km of land area 252.13 people per sq. km of land area 222.43 people per sq. km of land area Israel
2000s 37.32 people per sq. km of land area 317.72 people per sq. km of land area 280.4 people per sq. km of land area Israel
2010s 41.91 people per sq. km of land area 384.25 people per sq. km of land area 342.34 people per sq. km of land area Israel
2020s 48.63 people per sq. km of land area 438.92 people per sq. km of land area 390.29 people per sq. km of land area Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Africa Eastern and Southern or Israel?
Israel, at 455.13 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 Israel?
404.62 people per sq. km of land area, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Israel?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Israel rank globally for population density?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 30th and Israel ranks 27th 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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About this data

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
Last refreshed

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.