Saudi Arabia vs Somalia: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre
Saudi Arabia
0.0143 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
0.0134 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
156th
Somalia rank
158th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Somalia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0143 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0134 1000 No per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 0.0009 1000 No per square kilometre.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 156th and Somalia ranks 158th of 190 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 6 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0009 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.001 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 No per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0017 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 0.0043 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.003 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0012 1000 No per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.0067 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0039 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0028 1000 No per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.0089 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0058 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 No per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.012 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0094 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.014 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0126 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0013 1000 No per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre, Saudi Arabia or Somalia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.0143 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0134 1000 No per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre between Saudi Arabia and Somalia?
- 0.0009 1000 No per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Somalia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Somalia rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 156th 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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About this data
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.