Somalia vs Vietnam: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Somalia
0.9257
in 2025
Vietnam
0.8707
in 2025
Somalia rank
50th
Vietnam rank
53rd
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Somalia
- Vietnam
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.9257 against 0.8707 in Vietnam, a difference of 0.055.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 50th and Vietnam ranks 53rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 3 and Vietnam in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.21 | 3.67 | 0.4612 | Vietnam |
| 1960s | 2.76 | 3.22 | 0.4564 | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 1.52 | -0.767 | 2.29 | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.8987 | -0.0366 | 0.9353 | Somalia |
| 1990s | 1.16 | 2.32 | 1.16 | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 1.51 | 2.2 | 0.6852 | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 3.08 | 1.56 | 1.52 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 1.06 | 1.77 | 0.7025 | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Somalia or Vietnam?
- Somalia, at 0.9257 against 0.8707 in Vietnam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Somalia and Vietnam?
- 0.055, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Vietnam?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Vietnam rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Somalia ranks 50th and Vietnam ranks 53rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.