India vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Population ages 70-74, female, per square kilometre

India
4.88 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.2592 units per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
37th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
35th

Population ages 70-74, female, per square kilometre over time

  • India
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

India currently reports 4.88 units per square kilometre against 0.2592 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 4.62 units per square kilometre.

That makes India's figure about 18.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

India ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 35th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8415 units per square kilometre 0.0638 units per square kilometre 0.7777 units per square kilometre India
1970s 1.13 units per square kilometre 0.0815 units per square kilometre 1.05 units per square kilometre India
1980s 1.52 units per square kilometre 0.1082 units per square kilometre 1.41 units per square kilometre India
1990s 1.97 units per square kilometre 0.1348 units per square kilometre 1.84 units per square kilometre India
2000s 2.68 units per square kilometre 0.1721 units per square kilometre 2.51 units per square kilometre India
2010s 3.47 units per square kilometre 0.2009 units per square kilometre 3.27 units per square kilometre India
2020s 4.51 units per square kilometre 0.2449 units per square kilometre 4.27 units per square kilometre India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 70-74, female, per square kilometre, India or Sub-Saharan Africa?
India, at 4.88 units per square kilometre against 0.2592 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in population ages 70-74, female, per square kilometre between India and Sub-Saharan Africa?
4.62 units per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sub-Saharan Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do India and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for population ages 70-74, female, per square kilometre?
India ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 35th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 70-74, 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 70-74, female, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
259 places, 15,029 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population ages 70-74, 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.