Israel vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population, total, per square kilometre

Israel
455.13 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
52.66 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Israel rank
27th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
28th

Population, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Israel
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0100200300400500196119922023

How they compare

Israel currently reports 455.13 units per square kilometre against 52.66 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 402.47 units per square kilometre.

That makes Israel's figure about 8.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

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

Israel ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 117.83 units per square kilometre 12.84 units per square kilometre 105 units per square kilometre Israel
1970s 156.76 units per square kilometre 16.58 units per square kilometre 140.18 units per square kilometre Israel
1980s 194.04 units per square kilometre 22.18 units per square kilometre 171.86 units per square kilometre Israel
1990s 252.13 units per square kilometre 28.17 units per square kilometre 223.96 units per square kilometre Israel
2000s 317.72 units per square kilometre 36.15 units per square kilometre 281.57 units per square kilometre Israel
2010s 384.25 units per square kilometre 43.28 units per square kilometre 340.97 units per square kilometre Israel
2020s 438.92 units per square kilometre 50.76 units per square kilometre 388.16 units per square kilometre Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, per square kilometre, Israel or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Israel, at 455.13 units per square kilometre against 52.66 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, total, per square kilometre between Israel and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
402.47 units per square kilometre, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Israel and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population, total, per square kilometre?
Israel ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population, total 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.