South Africa vs Zimbabwe: Population ages 20-24, female, per square kilometre

South Africa
2.1 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
2.05 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa rank
143rd
Zimbabwe rank
145th

Population ages 20-24, female, per square kilometre over time

  • South Africa
  • Zimbabwe
0.511.522.5196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 2.1 units per square kilometre against 2.05 units per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.05 units per square kilometre.

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

South Africa ranks 143rd and Zimbabwe ranks 145th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6746 units per square kilometre 0.4564 units per square kilometre 0.2183 units per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 0.917 units per square kilometre 0.7213 units per square kilometre 0.1957 units per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 1.28 units per square kilometre 1.02 units per square kilometre 0.2652 units per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 1.7 units per square kilometre 1.51 units per square kilometre 0.1876 units per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 2.14 units per square kilometre 2.06 units per square kilometre 0.0855 units per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 2.26 units per square kilometre 1.71 units per square kilometre 0.548 units per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 2.15 units per square kilometre 1.93 units per square kilometre 0.2239 units per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 20-24, female, per square kilometre, South Africa or Zimbabwe?
South Africa, at 2.1 units per square kilometre against 2.05 units per square kilometre in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in population ages 20-24, female, per square kilometre between South Africa and Zimbabwe?
0.05 units per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Zimbabwe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Zimbabwe rank globally for population ages 20-24, female, per square kilometre?
South Africa ranks 143rd and Zimbabwe ranks 145th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 20-24, female, 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 20-24, female, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 15,090 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population ages 20-24, female 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.