Somalia vs World: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate

Somalia
0.7917 % change on previous year
in 2050
World
-0.688 % change on previous year
in 2050
Somalia rank
10th
World rank
10th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate over time

  • Somalia
  • World
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.7917 % change on previous year against -0.688 % change on previous year in World, a difference of 1.48 % change on previous year.

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

The two have swapped places 10 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 10th and World ranks 10th of 217 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia World Difference Ahead
1950s 1.43 % change on previous year 1.18 % change on previous year 0.2491 % change on previous year Somalia
1960s 1.62 % change on previous year 1.51 % change on previous year 0.1125 % change on previous year Somalia
1970s 5.31 % change on previous year 1.49 % change on previous year 3.81 % change on previous year Somalia
1980s 1.68 % change on previous year 1.18 % change on previous year 0.4976 % change on previous year Somalia
1990s 1.28 % change on previous year 0.8051 % change on previous year 0.4718 % change on previous year Somalia
2000s 2.25 % change on previous year 0.2976 % change on previous year 1.95 % change on previous year Somalia
2010s 1.55 % change on previous year 0.1721 % change on previous year 1.38 % change on previous year Somalia
2020s 1.77 % change on previous year -0.0709 % change on previous year 1.84 % change on previous year Somalia
2030s 1.39 % change on previous year -0.3131 % change on previous year 1.7 % change on previous year Somalia
2040s 1.01 % change on previous year -0.5388 % change on previous year 1.55 % change on previous year Somalia
2050s 0.7917 % change on previous year -0.688 % change on previous year 1.48 % change on previous year Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate, Somalia or World?
Somalia, at 0.7917 % change on previous year against -0.688 % change on previous year in World as of 2050.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate between Somalia and World?
1.48 % change on previous year, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and World?
100 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2050.
How do Somalia and World rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate?
Somalia ranks 10th and World ranks 10th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
268 places, 24,470 data points, 1951–2050
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The year-on-year percentage change in Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.