Afghanistan vs Madagascar: Urban population, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
16.19 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar
17.15 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
172nd
Madagascar rank
169th

Urban population, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Madagascar
051015196119922023

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 17.15 units per square kilometre against 16.19 units per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.96 units per square kilometre.

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

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

Afghanistan ranks 172nd and Madagascar ranks 169th of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s 1.48 units per square kilometre 1.25 units per square kilometre 0.2308 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
1970s 2.61 units per square kilometre 2.15 units per square kilometre 0.4615 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
1980s 2.93 units per square kilometre 3.57 units per square kilometre 0.6449 units per square kilometre Madagascar
1990s 4.41 units per square kilometre 5.6 units per square kilometre 1.19 units per square kilometre Madagascar
2000s 7.26 units per square kilometre 8.6 units per square kilometre 1.34 units per square kilometre Madagascar
2010s 12.26 units per square kilometre 12.58 units per square kilometre 0.3112 units per square kilometre Madagascar
2020s 15.67 units per square kilometre 16.2 units per square kilometre 0.5345 units per square kilometre Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 17.15 units per square kilometre against 16.19 units per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Madagascar?
0.96 units per square kilometre, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Madagascar?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Madagascar rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 172nd and Madagascar ranks 169th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban population, 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

Urban population 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.