Comoros vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Population density
Population density over time
- Comoros
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 456.95 people per sq. km of land area against 52.66 people per sq. km of land area in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 404.29 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Comoros's figure about 8.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Comoros has been ahead every year.
Comoros ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th of 216 countries.
Comoros has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 116.45 people per sq. km of land area | 12.84 people per sq. km of land area | 103.62 people per sq. km of land area | Comoros |
| 1970s | 152.68 people per sq. km of land area | 16.58 people per sq. km of land area | 136.09 people per sq. km of land area | Comoros |
| 1980s | 206.34 people per sq. km of land area | 22.18 people per sq. km of land area | 184.16 people per sq. km of land area | Comoros |
| 1990s | 261.21 people per sq. km of land area | 28.18 people per sq. km of land area | 233.03 people per sq. km of land area | Comoros |
| 2000s | 315.87 people per sq. km of land area | 36.16 people per sq. km of land area | 279.71 people per sq. km of land area | Comoros |
| 2010s | 386.65 people per sq. km of land area | 43.29 people per sq. km of land area | 343.36 people per sq. km of land area | Comoros |
| 2020s | 443.97 people per sq. km of land area | 50.76 people per sq. km of land area | 393.21 people per sq. km of land area | Comoros |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Comoros or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Comoros, at 456.95 people per sq. km of land area against 52.66 people per sq. km of land area in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Comoros and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 404.29 people per sq. km of land area, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Comoros and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for population density?
- Comoros ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th of 216 countries.
- 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
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.