Faroe Islands vs Zimbabwe: Population density
Population density over time
- Faroe Islands
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 42.24 people per sq. km of land area against 39.71 people per sq. km of land area in Faroe Islands, a difference of 2.53 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Faroe Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 163rd and Zimbabwe ranks 161st of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.99 people per sq. km of land area | 11.56 people per sq. km of land area | 14.43 people per sq. km of land area | Faroe Islands |
| 1970s | 28.9 people per sq. km of land area | 15.46 people per sq. km of land area | 13.44 people per sq. km of land area | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 32.56 people per sq. km of land area | 22.03 people per sq. km of land area | 10.53 people per sq. km of land area | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 32.58 people per sq. km of land area | 28.4 people per sq. km of land area | 4.18 people per sq. km of land area | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 34.28 people per sq. km of land area | 32.2 people per sq. km of land area | 2.08 people per sq. km of land area | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 35.35 people per sq. km of land area | 36.99 people per sq. km of land area | 1.64 people per sq. km of land area | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 39.11 people per sq. km of land area | 41.19 people per sq. km of land area | 2.08 people per sq. km of land area | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Faroe Islands or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 42.24 people per sq. km of land area against 39.71 people per sq. km of land area in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Faroe Islands and Zimbabwe?
- 2.53 people per sq. km of land area, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Zimbabwe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and Zimbabwe rank globally for population density?
- Faroe Islands ranks 163rd and Zimbabwe ranks 161st 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.