Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe: Urban population, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
16.19 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
16.6 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
172nd
Zimbabwe rank
170th

Urban population, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Zimbabwe
051015196119922023

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 16.6 units per square kilometre against 16.19 units per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.41 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 172nd and Zimbabwe ranks 170th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 1.48 units per square kilometre 1.71 units per square kilometre 0.2245 units per square kilometre Zimbabwe
1970s 2.61 units per square kilometre 3.05 units per square kilometre 0.4378 units per square kilometre Zimbabwe
1980s 2.93 units per square kilometre 5.65 units per square kilometre 2.72 units per square kilometre Zimbabwe
1990s 4.41 units per square kilometre 8.86 units per square kilometre 4.45 units per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2000s 7.26 units per square kilometre 10.5 units per square kilometre 3.25 units per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2010s 12.26 units per square kilometre 12.53 units per square kilometre 0.2669 units per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2020s 15.67 units per square kilometre 15.75 units per square kilometre 0.0816 units per square kilometre Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 16.6 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 Zimbabwe?
0.41 units per square kilometre, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Zimbabwe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Zimbabwe rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 172nd and Zimbabwe ranks 170th 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.