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

31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

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

Eritrea vs Somalia: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per square

Eritrea

0.0141 1000 No per square kilometre

in 2023

Somalia

0.0147 1000 No per square kilometre

in 2023

Eritrea rank

150th

Somalia rank

147th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per square over time

Eritrea
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0147 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0141 1000 No per square kilometre in Eritrea, a difference of 0.0006 1000 No per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 150th and Somalia ranks 147th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.01 1000 No per square kilometre	0.006 1000 No per square kilometre	0.004 1000 No per square kilometre	Eritrea
2000s	0.0112 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0083 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0029 1000 No per square kilometre	Eritrea
2010s	0.0126 1000 No per square kilometre	0.011 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre	Eritrea
2020s	0.0138 1000 No per square kilometre	0.014 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — total population - male, per square, Eritrea or Somalia?: Somalia, at 0.0147 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0141 1000 No per square kilometre in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — total population - male, per square between Eritrea and Somalia?: 0.0006 1000 No per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Somalia?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Somalia rank globally for population - est. & proj. — total population - male, per square?: Eritrea ranks 150th and Somalia ranks 147th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, 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. — Total Population - Male, 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, 10,981 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 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.