Africa Western and Central vs India: Population, male, per square kilometre

Africa Western and Central
28.28 units per square kilometre
in 2023
India
249.52 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Africa Western and Central rank
21st
India rank
24th

Population, male, per square kilometre over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 249.52 units per square kilometre against 28.28 units per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 221.24 units per square kilometre.

That makes India's figure about 8.8 times Africa Western and Central's.

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

Africa Western and Central ranks 21st and India ranks 24th of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central India Difference Ahead
1960s 5.97 units per square kilometre 85.1 units per square kilometre 79.13 units per square kilometre India
1970s 7.52 units per square kilometre 105.28 units per square kilometre 97.76 units per square kilometre India
1980s 9.91 units per square kilometre 133.05 units per square kilometre 123.14 units per square kilometre India
1990s 13.05 units per square kilometre 165.36 units per square kilometre 152.31 units per square kilometre India
2000s 17.29 units per square kilometre 199.02 units per square kilometre 181.73 units per square kilometre India
2010s 22.91 units per square kilometre 229.22 units per square kilometre 206.31 units per square kilometre India
2020s 27.31 units per square kilometre 246.5 units per square kilometre 219.19 units per square kilometre India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, male, per square kilometre, Africa Western and Central or India?
India, at 249.52 units per square kilometre against 28.28 units per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, male, per square kilometre between Africa Western and Central and India?
221.24 units per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and India?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Africa Western and Central and India rank globally for population, male, per square kilometre?
Africa Western and Central ranks 21st and India ranks 24th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population, 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, male, 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, 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.