Somalia vs Zambia: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square

Somalia
4.16 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
4.28 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia rank
106th
Zambia rank
104th

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

  • Somalia
  • Zambia
01234196119922023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 4.28 units per square kilometre against 4.16 units per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 0.12 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 106th and Zambia ranks 104th of 121 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2428 units per square kilometre 0.2258 units per square kilometre 0.017 units per square kilometre Somalia
1970s 0.6482 units per square kilometre 0.5095 units per square kilometre 0.1387 units per square kilometre Somalia
1980s 1.17 units per square kilometre 0.8449 units per square kilometre 0.3265 units per square kilometre Somalia
1990s 1.81 units per square kilometre 1.2 units per square kilometre 0.6126 units per square kilometre Somalia
2000s 2.04 units per square kilometre 1.8 units per square kilometre 0.236 units per square kilometre Somalia
2010s 2.79 units per square kilometre 2.9 units per square kilometre 0.1055 units per square kilometre Zambia
2020s 3.9 units per square kilometre 4 units per square kilometre 0.1064 units per square kilometre Zambia

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, Somalia or Zambia?
Zambia, at 4.28 units per square kilometre against 4.16 units per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square between Somalia and Zambia?
0.12 units per square kilometre, with Zambia 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 in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square?
Somalia ranks 106th and Zambia ranks 104th 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.