Belgium vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre

Belgium
245.55 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
29.38 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
29th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
27th

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

  • Belgium
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 245.55 units per square kilometre against 29.38 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 216.17 units per square kilometre.

That makes Belgium's figure about 8.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 215 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 227.18 units per square kilometre 19.06 units per square kilometre 208.13 units per square kilometre Belgium
2010s 240.31 units per square kilometre 23.28 units per square kilometre 217.03 units per square kilometre Belgium
2020s 243.57 units per square kilometre 28.1 units per square kilometre 215.47 units per square kilometre Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre, Belgium or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Belgium, at 245.55 units per square kilometre against 29.38 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre between Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
216.17 units per square kilometre, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre?
Belgium ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 15-64, total, 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, total, 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, total 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.