Afghanistan vs Somalia: Urban population, per square kilometre
Afghanistan
16.19 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
15.82 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
172nd
Somalia rank
173rd
Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 16.19 units per square kilometre against 15.82 units per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 0.37 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 172nd and Somalia ranks 173rd of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.48 units per square kilometre | 1.07 units per square kilometre | 0.4127 units per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 2.61 units per square kilometre | 1.74 units per square kilometre | 0.8714 units per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 2.93 units per square kilometre | 2.93 units per square kilometre | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 1990s | 4.41 units per square kilometre | 3.63 units per square kilometre | 0.78 units per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 7.26 units per square kilometre | 5.9 units per square kilometre | 1.36 units per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 12.26 units per square kilometre | 9.82 units per square kilometre | 2.45 units per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 15.67 units per square kilometre | 14.86 units per square kilometre | 0.8044 units per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Somalia?
- Afghanistan, at 16.19 units per square kilometre against 15.82 units per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 0.37 units per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 172nd and Somalia ranks 173rd of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population 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.