Solomon Islands vs Somalia: Urban population, annual growth rate
Solomon Islands
4.54 % change on previous year
in 2025
Somalia
4.38 % change on previous year
in 2025
Solomon Islands rank
12th
Somalia rank
15th
Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 4.54 % change on previous year against 4.38 % change on previous year in Somalia, a difference of 0.16 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Solomon Islands ranks 12th and Somalia ranks 15th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Solomon Islands averaged higher in 6 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Solomon Islands | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.04 % change on previous year | 5.54 % change on previous year | 7.5 % change on previous year | Solomon Islands |
| 1970s | 7.7 % change on previous year | 5.84 % change on previous year | 1.86 % change on previous year | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | 6.16 % change on previous year | 3.66 % change on previous year | 2.51 % change on previous year | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 4.32 % change on previous year | 3.02 % change on previous year | 1.31 % change on previous year | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 4.29 % change on previous year | 5.03 % change on previous year | 0.7452 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2010s | 6.96 % change on previous year | 6.25 % change on previous year | 0.7099 % change on previous year | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 4.76 % change on previous year | 4.59 % change on previous year | 0.1721 % change on previous year | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, annual growth rate, Solomon Islands or Somalia?
- Solomon Islands, at 4.54 % change on previous year against 4.38 % change on previous year in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, annual growth rate between Solomon Islands and Somalia?
- 0.16 % change on previous year, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Solomon Islands and Somalia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Solomon Islands and Somalia rank globally for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Solomon Islands ranks 12th and Somalia ranks 15th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.