Sierra Leone vs Zambia: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita

Sierra Leone
0.1573 units per person
in 2025
Zambia
0.1584 units per person
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
88th
Zambia rank
87th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.1584 units per person against 0.1573 units per person in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0011 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 88th and Zambia ranks 87th of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0602 units per person 0.0429 units per person 0.0173 units per person Sierra Leone
1970s 0.0927 units per person 0.076 units per person 0.0167 units per person Sierra Leone
1980s 0.1235 units per person 0.0938 units per person 0.0297 units per person Sierra Leone
1990s 0.1426 units per person 0.102 units per person 0.0406 units per person Sierra Leone
2000s 0.1461 units per person 0.1147 units per person 0.0315 units per person Sierra Leone
2010s 0.148 units per person 0.1326 units per person 0.0154 units per person Sierra Leone
2020s 0.1544 units per person 0.1521 units per person 0.0023 units per person Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita, Sierra Leone or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.1584 units per person against 0.1573 units per person in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita between Sierra Leone and Zambia?
0.0011 units per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zambia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Sierra Leone and Zambia rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita?
Sierra Leone ranks 88th and Zambia ranks 87th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
121 places, 7,986 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.