Madagascar vs Zimbabwe: Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre

Madagascar
1.79 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
1.53 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar rank
172nd
Zimbabwe rank
175th

Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Madagascar
  • Zimbabwe
0.511.52196119922023

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 1.79 units per square kilometre against 1.53 units per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.26 units per square kilometre.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Madagascar ranks 172nd and Zimbabwe ranks 175th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3395 units per square kilometre 0.3827 units per square kilometre 0.0432 units per square kilometre Zimbabwe
1970s 0.468 units per square kilometre 0.5027 units per square kilometre 0.0347 units per square kilometre Zimbabwe
1980s 0.55 units per square kilometre 0.7018 units per square kilometre 0.1518 units per square kilometre Zimbabwe
1990s 0.6825 units per square kilometre 0.9479 units per square kilometre 0.2654 units per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2000s 0.8932 units per square kilometre 1.05 units per square kilometre 0.1549 units per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2010s 1.22 units per square kilometre 1.2 units per square kilometre 0.0159 units per square kilometre Madagascar
2020s 1.68 units per square kilometre 1.48 units per square kilometre 0.1925 units per square kilometre Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre, Madagascar or Zimbabwe?
Madagascar, at 1.79 units per square kilometre against 1.53 units per square kilometre in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre between Madagascar and Zimbabwe?
0.26 units per square kilometre, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zimbabwe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Zimbabwe rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre?
Madagascar ranks 172nd and Zimbabwe ranks 175th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, 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 65 and above, 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
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Population ages 65 and above, 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.