Somalia vs Zimbabwe: Urban population, per square kilometre
Somalia
15.82 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
16.6 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia rank
173rd
Zimbabwe rank
170th
Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Somalia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 16.6 units per square kilometre against 15.82 units per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 0.78 units per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 173rd 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 | Somalia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.07 units per square kilometre | 1.71 units per square kilometre | 0.6372 units per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 1.74 units per square kilometre | 3.05 units per square kilometre | 1.31 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 | 3.63 units per square kilometre | 8.86 units per square kilometre | 5.23 units per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 5.9 units per square kilometre | 10.5 units per square kilometre | 4.61 units per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 9.82 units per square kilometre | 12.53 units per square kilometre | 2.71 units per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 14.86 units per square kilometre | 15.75 units per square kilometre | 0.886 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, Somalia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 16.6 units per square kilometre against 15.82 units per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Somalia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.78 units per square kilometre, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zimbabwe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and Zimbabwe rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
- Somalia ranks 173rd 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.