Somalia vs Zambia: Population density
Population density over time
- Somalia
- Zambia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 29.26 people per sq. km of land area against 27.88 people per sq. km of land area in Zambia, a difference of 1.38 people per sq. km of land area.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 172nd and Zambia ranks 175th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.24 people per sq. km of land area | 4.99 people per sq. km of land area | 0.2515 people per sq. km of land area | Somalia |
| 1970s | 6.87 people per sq. km of land area | 6.65 people per sq. km of land area | 0.2209 people per sq. km of land area | Somalia |
| 1980s | 10.49 people per sq. km of land area | 8.99 people per sq. km of land area | 1.49 people per sq. km of land area | Somalia |
| 1990s | 11.7 people per sq. km of land area | 11.72 people per sq. km of land area | 0.0205 people per sq. km of land area | Zambia |
| 2000s | 16.63 people per sq. km of land area | 15.64 people per sq. km of land area | 0.9966 people per sq. km of land area | Somalia |
| 2010s | 21.97 people per sq. km of land area | 21.77 people per sq. km of land area | 0.1992 people per sq. km of land area | Somalia |
| 2020s | 27.93 people per sq. km of land area | 26.75 people per sq. km of land area | 1.18 people per sq. km of land area | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Somalia or Zambia?
- Somalia, at 29.26 people per sq. km of land area against 27.88 people per sq. km of land area in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Somalia and Zambia?
- 1.38 people per sq. km of land area, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and Zambia rank globally for population density?
- Somalia ranks 172nd and Zambia ranks 175th 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.