What is the difference in urban population, per unit of gdp between Gambia and Somalia?

0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.

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

60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

Gambia vs Somalia: Urban population, per unit of GDP

Gambia

0.0007 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Somalia

0.0008 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Gambia rank

4th

Somalia rank

2nd

Urban population, per unit of GDP over time

Gambia
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP in Gambia, a difference of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Somalia ahead.

Gambia ranks 4th and Somalia ranks 2nd of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0012 units per US$ of GDP	0.0027 units per US$ of GDP	0.0015 units per US$ of GDP	Somalia
1970s	0.0011 units per US$ of GDP	0.0021 units per US$ of GDP	0.001 units per US$ of GDP	Somalia
1980s	0.0012 units per US$ of GDP	0.0022 units per US$ of GDP	0.001 units per US$ of GDP	Somalia
1990s	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	0.0016 units per US$ of GDP	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	Somalia
2000s	0.001 units per US$ of GDP	0.001 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	Somalia
2010s	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	0.0012 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	Somalia
2020s	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per unit of gdp, Gambia or Somalia?: Somalia, at 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP in Gambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per unit of gdp between Gambia and Somalia?: 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Somalia?: 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
How do Gambia and Somalia rank globally for urban population, per unit of gdp?: Gambia ranks 4th and Somalia ranks 2nd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban population, per unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 262 places, 14,784 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Urban population divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.