Philippines vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population, male, per square kilometre

Philippines
192.21 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
26.24 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Philippines rank
28th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
26th

Population, male, per square kilometre over time

  • Philippines
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
050100150200196119922023

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 192.21 units per square kilometre against 26.24 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 165.97 units per square kilometre.

That makes Philippines's figure about 7.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

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

Philippines ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 55.35 units per square kilometre 6.36 units per square kilometre 48.99 units per square kilometre Philippines
1970s 70.74 units per square kilometre 8.21 units per square kilometre 62.53 units per square kilometre Philippines
1980s 91.73 units per square kilometre 10.99 units per square kilometre 80.74 units per square kilometre Philippines
1990s 117.78 units per square kilometre 13.96 units per square kilometre 103.82 units per square kilometre Philippines
2000s 146.62 units per square kilometre 17.92 units per square kilometre 128.71 units per square kilometre Philippines
2010s 174.94 units per square kilometre 21.53 units per square kilometre 153.41 units per square kilometre Philippines
2020s 189.9 units per square kilometre 25.29 units per square kilometre 164.61 units per square kilometre Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, male, per square kilometre, Philippines or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Philippines, at 192.21 units per square kilometre against 26.24 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, male, per square kilometre between Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
165.97 units per square kilometre, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population, male, per square kilometre?
Philippines ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 215 countries.
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.