Afghanistan vs Yemen: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square

Afghanistan
7.04 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Yemen
6.24 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
94th
Yemen rank
97th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Yemen
02468196119922023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 7.04 units per square kilometre against 6.24 units per square kilometre in Yemen, a difference of 0.8 units per square kilometre.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 94th and Yemen ranks 97th of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Yemen Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5695 units per square kilometre 0.17 units per square kilometre 0.3995 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
1970s 1.02 units per square kilometre 0.2803 units per square kilometre 0.7442 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
1980s 1.87 units per square kilometre 0.7484 units per square kilometre 1.12 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
1990s 2.92 units per square kilometre 1.85 units per square kilometre 1.07 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2000s 4.35 units per square kilometre 3.2 units per square kilometre 1.15 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2010s 5.65 units per square kilometre 4.66 units per square kilometre 0.9884 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 6.75 units per square kilometre 5.93 units per square kilometre 0.8181 units per square kilometre Afghanistan

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 square, Afghanistan or Yemen?
Afghanistan, at 7.04 units per square kilometre against 6.24 units per square kilometre in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square between Afghanistan and Yemen?
0.8 units per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square?
Afghanistan ranks 94th and Yemen ranks 97th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
121 places, 7,176 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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