Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Switzerland: Population ages 55-59, male, per square kilometre

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.5889 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
8.56 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
37th
Switzerland rank
40th

Population ages 55-59, male, per square kilometre over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Switzerland
02468196119922023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 8.56 units per square kilometre against 0.5889 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 7.97 units per square kilometre.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 14.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th and Switzerland ranks 40th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1533 units per square kilometre 3.91 units per square kilometre 3.76 units per square kilometre Switzerland
1970s 0.1934 units per square kilometre 3.85 units per square kilometre 3.66 units per square kilometre Switzerland
1980s 0.2442 units per square kilometre 4.25 units per square kilometre 4 units per square kilometre Switzerland
1990s 0.291 units per square kilometre 4.74 units per square kilometre 4.45 units per square kilometre Switzerland
2000s 0.362 units per square kilometre 5.92 units per square kilometre 5.56 units per square kilometre Switzerland
2010s 0.4497 units per square kilometre 6.96 units per square kilometre 6.51 units per square kilometre Switzerland
2020s 0.5606 units per square kilometre 8.36 units per square kilometre 7.8 units per square kilometre Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 55-59, male, per square kilometre, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 8.56 units per square kilometre against 0.5889 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in population ages 55-59, male, per square kilometre between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Switzerland?
7.97 units per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Switzerland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Switzerland rank globally for population ages 55-59, male, per square kilometre?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th and Switzerland ranks 40th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 55-59, 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 55-59, male, 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 55-59, 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.