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

Somalia
0.0289 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Vanuatu
0.0274 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia rank
127th
Vanuatu rank
129th

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

  • Somalia
  • Vanuatu
00.010.020.03199020062023

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0289 Persons per square kilometre against 0.0274 Persons per square kilometre in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.0015 Persons per square kilometre.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Somalia ranks 127th and Vanuatu ranks 129th of 167 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0116 Persons per square kilometre 0.0138 Persons per square kilometre 0.0023 Persons per square kilometre Vanuatu
2000s 0.0164 Persons per square kilometre 0.0177 Persons per square kilometre 0.0013 Persons per square kilometre Vanuatu
2010s 0.0219 Persons per square kilometre 0.0225 Persons per square kilometre 0.0006 Persons per square kilometre Vanuatu
2020s 0.0276 Persons per square kilometre 0.0265 Persons per square kilometre 0.0011 Persons per square kilometre 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, Somalia or Vanuatu?
Somalia, at 0.0289 Persons per square kilometre against 0.0274 Persons per square kilometre in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Somalia and Vanuatu?
0.0015 Persons per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Vanuatu?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Somalia and Vanuatu rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
Somalia ranks 127th and Vanuatu ranks 129th 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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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre
Unit
Persons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
168 places, 5,582 data points, 1990–2023
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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.