Colombia vs South Africa: Population ages 15-64, male, per square kilometre

Colombia
16.36 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
17.22 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
149th
South Africa rank
146th

Population ages 15-64, male, per square kilometre over time

  • Colombia
  • South Africa
51015196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 17.22 units per square kilometre against 16.36 units per square kilometre in Colombia, a difference of 0.86 units per square kilometre.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

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

Colombia ranks 149th and South Africa ranks 146th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 4.08 units per square kilometre 4.4 units per square kilometre 0.3248 units per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 5.55 units per square kilometre 5.78 units per square kilometre 0.2373 units per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 7.6 units per square kilometre 8.26 units per square kilometre 0.6573 units per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 9.73 units per square kilometre 10.43 units per square kilometre 0.7007 units per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 12 units per square kilometre 12.1 units per square kilometre 0.1009 units per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 14.28 units per square kilometre 14.7 units per square kilometre 0.4236 units per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 16.07 units per square kilometre 16.76 units per square kilometre 0.6929 units per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 15-64, male, per square kilometre, Colombia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 17.22 units per square kilometre against 16.36 units per square kilometre in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in population ages 15-64, male, per square kilometre between Colombia and South Africa?
0.86 units per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Colombia and South Africa rank globally for population ages 15-64, male, per square kilometre?
Colombia ranks 149th and South Africa ranks 146th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 15-64, male, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 15-64, male, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population ages 15-64, male 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.