Africa Western and Central vs Israel: Population density

Africa Western and Central
56.19 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Israel
455.13 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Africa Western and Central rank
24th
Israel rank
27th

Population density over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Israel
0100200300400500196119922023

How they compare

Israel currently reports 455.13 people per sq. km of land area against 56.19 people per sq. km of land area in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 398.94 people per sq. km of land area.

That makes Israel's figure about 8.1 times Africa Western and Central's.

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

Africa Western and Central ranks 24th 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 Western and Central Israel Difference Ahead
1960s 12.05 people per sq. km of land area 117.83 people per sq. km of land area 105.78 people per sq. km of land area Israel
1970s 15.18 people per sq. km of land area 156.76 people per sq. km of land area 141.58 people per sq. km of land area Israel
1980s 19.97 people per sq. km of land area 194.04 people per sq. km of land area 174.06 people per sq. km of land area Israel
1990s 26.21 people per sq. km of land area 252.13 people per sq. km of land area 225.92 people per sq. km of land area Israel
2000s 34.57 people per sq. km of land area 317.72 people per sq. km of land area 283.15 people per sq. km of land area Israel
2010s 45.61 people per sq. km of land area 384.25 people per sq. km of land area 338.64 people per sq. km of land area Israel
2020s 54.26 people per sq. km of land area 438.92 people per sq. km of land area 384.66 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 Western and Central or Israel?
Israel, at 455.13 people per sq. km of land area against 56.19 people per sq. km of land area in Africa Western and Central as of 2023.
What is the difference in population density between Africa Western and Central and Israel?
398.94 people per sq. km of land area, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Israel?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Africa Western and Central and Israel rank globally for population density?
Africa Western and Central ranks 24th 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.