Ethiopia vs Somalia: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates

Ethiopia
2.25 % change on previous year
in 2030
Somalia
2.89 % change on previous year
in 2030
Ethiopia rank
7th
Somalia rank
4th

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 2.89 % change on previous year against 2.25 % change on previous year in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.64 % change on previous year.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 7th and Somalia ranks 4th of 27 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Somalia Difference Ahead
1990s 3.47 % change on previous year 2.08 % change on previous year 1.39 % change on previous year Ethiopia
2000s 2.92 % change on previous year 3.42 % change on previous year 0.4989 % change on previous year Somalia
2010s 2.78 % change on previous year 3.14 % change on previous year 0.3647 % change on previous year Somalia
2020s 2.49 % change on previous year 3.1 % change on previous year 0.6067 % change on previous year Somalia
2030s 2.25 % change on previous year 2.89 % change on previous year 0.6398 % change on previous year Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates, Ethiopia or Somalia?
Somalia, at 2.89 % change on previous year against 2.25 % change on previous year in Ethiopia as of 2030.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Ethiopia and Somalia?
0.64 % change on previous year, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Somalia?
40 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2030.
How do Ethiopia and Somalia rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
Ethiopia ranks 7th and Somalia ranks 4th of 27 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
246 places, 9,819 data points, 1991–2030
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The year-on-year percentage change in Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.