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

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Somalia: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre

Bulgaria

0.0146 1000 No per square kilometre

in 2023

Somalia

0.0146 1000 No per square kilometre

in 2023

Bulgaria rank

130th

Somalia rank

129th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre over time

Bulgaria
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0146 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0146 1000 No per square kilometre in Bulgaria, a difference of 0 1000 No per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 130th and Somalia ranks 129th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0405 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0039 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0366 1000 No per square kilometre	Bulgaria
1970s	0.0339 1000 No per square kilometre	0.005 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0289 1000 No per square kilometre	Bulgaria
1980s	0.0289 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0078 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0211 1000 No per square kilometre	Bulgaria
1990s	0.0247 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0086 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0162 1000 No per square kilometre	Bulgaria
2000s	0.021 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0106 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0103 1000 No per square kilometre	Bulgaria
2010s	0.0174 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0125 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0049 1000 No per square kilometre	Bulgaria
2020s	0.0151 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0142 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0008 1000 No per square kilometre	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre, Bulgaria or Somalia?: Somalia, at 0.0146 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0146 1000 No per square kilometre in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre between Bulgaria and Somalia?: 0 1000 No per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Somalia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Somalia rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?: Bulgaria ranks 130th and Somalia ranks 129th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit: 1000 No per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural 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.