Kenya vs Somalia: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate
Kenya
2.98 % change on previous year
in 2050
Somalia
3.22 % change on previous year
in 2050
Kenya rank
17th
Somalia rank
14th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Kenya
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 3.22 % change on previous year against 2.98 % change on previous year in Kenya, a difference of 0.24 % change on previous year.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 17th and Somalia ranks 14th of 225 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 6 and Somalia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.78 % change on previous year | 5.17 % change on previous year | 0.6077 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1960s | 6.64 % change on previous year | 5.15 % change on previous year | 1.49 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1970s | 8.46 % change on previous year | 7.81 % change on previous year | 0.6493 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1980s | 4.46 % change on previous year | 3.11 % change on previous year | 1.35 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1990s | 4.83 % change on previous year | 2.98 % change on previous year | 1.86 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2000s | 4.54 % change on previous year | 4.45 % change on previous year | 0.0964 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2010s | 4.41 % change on previous year | 4.92 % change on previous year | 0.5139 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2020s | 4.13 % change on previous year | 4.24 % change on previous year | 0.11 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2030s | 3.76 % change on previous year | 3.88 % change on previous year | 0.113 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2040s | 3.25 % change on previous year | 3.45 % change on previous year | 0.194 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2050s | 2.98 % change on previous year | 3.22 % change on previous year | 0.2438 % change on previous year | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate, Kenya or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 3.22 % change on previous year against 2.98 % change on previous year in Kenya as of 2050.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate between Kenya and Somalia?
- 0.24 % change on previous year, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Somalia?
- 100 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2050.
- How do Kenya and Somalia rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate?
- Kenya ranks 17th and Somalia ranks 14th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.