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

India
234.16 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
26.42 units per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
24th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
23rd

Population, female, per square kilometre over time

  • India
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
050100150200250196119922023

How they compare

India currently reports 234.16 units per square kilometre against 26.42 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 207.74 units per square kilometre.

That makes India's figure about 8.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

India ranks 24th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd 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 79.72 units per square kilometre 6.48 units per square kilometre 73.24 units per square kilometre India
1970s 98.54 units per square kilometre 8.38 units per square kilometre 90.16 units per square kilometre India
1980s 124.22 units per square kilometre 11.19 units per square kilometre 113.04 units per square kilometre India
1990s 154.54 units per square kilometre 14.22 units per square kilometre 140.32 units per square kilometre India
2000s 185.68 units per square kilometre 18.24 units per square kilometre 167.44 units per square kilometre India
2010s 214.31 units per square kilometre 21.75 units per square kilometre 192.55 units per square kilometre India
2020s 231.13 units per square kilometre 25.47 units per square kilometre 205.66 units per square kilometre India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, female, per square kilometre, India or Sub-Saharan Africa?
India, at 234.16 units per square kilometre against 26.42 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, female, per square kilometre between India and Sub-Saharan Africa?
207.74 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, female, per square kilometre?
India ranks 24th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population, 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, female, 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, 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.