Somalia vs Western Asia: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate
Somalia
3.22 % change on previous year
in 2050
Western Asia
1.16 % change on previous year
in 2050
Somalia rank
14th
Western Asia rank
11th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Somalia
- Western Asia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 3.22 % change on previous year against 1.16 % change on previous year in Western Asia, a difference of 2.06 % change on previous year.
That makes Somalia's figure about 2.8 times Western Asia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Western Asia ahead.
Somalia ranks 14th and Western Asia ranks 11th of 225 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 7 and Western Asia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.17 % change on previous year | 5.19 % change on previous year | 0.0243 % change on previous year | Western Asia |
| 1960s | 5.15 % change on previous year | 5.28 % change on previous year | 0.1274 % change on previous year | Western Asia |
| 1970s | 7.81 % change on previous year | 4.85 % change on previous year | 2.96 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1980s | 3.11 % change on previous year | 4.82 % change on previous year | 1.71 % change on previous year | Western Asia |
| 1990s | 2.98 % change on previous year | 3.93 % change on previous year | 0.9549 % change on previous year | Western Asia |
| 2000s | 4.45 % change on previous year | 2.95 % change on previous year | 1.5 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2010s | 4.92 % change on previous year | 2.62 % change on previous year | 2.31 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2020s | 4.24 % change on previous year | 1.87 % change on previous year | 2.37 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2030s | 3.88 % change on previous year | 1.57 % change on previous year | 2.31 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2040s | 3.45 % change on previous year | 1.31 % change on previous year | 2.14 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2050s | 3.22 % change on previous year | 1.16 % change on previous year | 2.06 % 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, Somalia or Western Asia?
- Somalia, at 3.22 % change on previous year against 1.16 % change on previous year in Western Asia as of 2050.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate between Somalia and Western Asia?
- 2.06 % change on previous year, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Western Asia?
- 100 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2050.
- How do Somalia and Western Asia rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate?
- Somalia ranks 14th and Western Asia ranks 11th 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.