What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Senegal and Somalia?

0.0063 units per person, with Senegal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Somalia?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Senegal vs Somalia: Urban population, per capita

Senegal

0.5577 units per person

in 2025

Somalia

0.5514 units per person

in 2025

Senegal rank

141st

Somalia rank

144th

Urban population, per capita over time

Senegal
Somalia

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 0.5577 units per person against 0.5514 units per person in Somalia, a difference of 0.0063 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Senegal ahead.

Senegal ranks 141st and Somalia ranks 144th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 6 and Somalia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Senegal	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.2593 units per person	0.2009 units per person	0.0584 units per person	Senegal
1970s	0.3361 units per person	0.2518 units per person	0.0843 units per person	Senegal
1980s	0.3745 units per person	0.279 units per person	0.0956 units per person	Senegal
1990s	0.3972 units per person	0.3094 units per person	0.0878 units per person	Senegal
2000s	0.4184 units per person	0.353 units per person	0.0653 units per person	Senegal
2010s	0.463 units per person	0.4426 units per person	0.0204 units per person	Senegal
2020s	0.5374 units per person	0.5375 units per person	0.0002 units per person	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per capita, Senegal or Somalia?: Senegal, at 0.5577 units per person against 0.5514 units per person in Somalia as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Senegal and Somalia?: 0.0063 units per person, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Somalia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Senegal and Somalia rank globally for urban population, per capita?: Senegal ranks 141st and Somalia ranks 144th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.