How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa 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. — Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Samoa vs Somalia: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre

Samoa

0.0128 1000 No per square kilometre

in 2023

Somalia

0.0134 1000 No per square kilometre

in 2023

Samoa rank

161st

Somalia rank

158th

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

Samoa
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0134 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0128 1000 No per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 0.0006 1000 No per square kilometre.

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

Samoa ranks 161st and Somalia ranks 158th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0087 1000 No per square kilometre	0.001 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0077 1000 No per square kilometre	Samoa
1970s	0.0111 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0017 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0094 1000 No per square kilometre	Samoa
1980s	0.0119 1000 No per square kilometre	0.003 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0089 1000 No per square kilometre	Samoa
1990s	0.0128 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0039 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0089 1000 No per square kilometre	Samoa
2000s	0.0135 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0058 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0077 1000 No per square kilometre	Samoa
2010s	0.013 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0094 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0036 1000 No per square kilometre	Samoa
2020s	0.0128 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0126 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre, Samoa or Somalia?: Somalia, at 0.0134 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0128 1000 No per square kilometre in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre between Samoa and Somalia?: 0.0006 1000 No per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Somalia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Somalia rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?: Samoa ranks 161st and Somalia ranks 158th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban 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. — Urban 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: 17 August 2026

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban 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.