Namibia vs Somalia: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Namibia
0.9%
in 2025
Somalia
0.9%
in 2025
Namibia rank
51st
Somalia rank
50th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Namibia
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.9% against 0.9% in Namibia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Somalia ahead.
Namibia ranks 51st and Somalia ranks 50th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.2% | 3.2% | 1.0% | Namibia |
| 1960s | 0.7% | 2.8% | 2.1% | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 1.5% | 1.2% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 0.5% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.5% | 1.1% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 3.1% | 1.5% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Namibia or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Namibia and Somalia?
- 0.0%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Somalia?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Somalia rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Namibia ranks 51st and Somalia ranks 50th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.