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
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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About this data
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.