Eritrea vs Somalia: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates
Eritrea
0.0309 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
0.0289 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Eritrea rank
125th
Somalia rank
127th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates over time
- Eritrea
- Somalia
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 0.0309 Persons per square kilometre against 0.0289 Persons per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 0.002 Persons per square kilometre.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 125th and Somalia ranks 127th of 167 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0218 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0119 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0099 Persons per square kilometre | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 0.0244 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0164 Persons per square kilometre | 0.008 Persons per square kilometre | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 0.0275 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0219 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0056 Persons per square kilometre | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 0.0301 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0276 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0025 Persons per square kilometre | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates, Eritrea or Somalia?
- Eritrea, at 0.0309 Persons per square kilometre against 0.0289 Persons per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Eritrea and Somalia?
- 0.002 Persons per square kilometre, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Somalia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Somalia rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
- Eritrea ranks 125th and Somalia ranks 127th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — 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
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — 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.