Somalia vs Sweden: Annual rate of change in urban populations

Somalia
4.5
in 2020
Sweden
3.96
in 2020
Somalia rank
2nd
Sweden rank
3rd

Annual rate of change in urban populations over time

  • Somalia
  • Sweden
0246195519872020

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 4.5 against 3.96 in Sweden, a difference of 0.54.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 3rd of 144 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Sweden Difference Ahead
1980s 4.04 -0.1954 4.23 Somalia
1990s 2.4 0.4211 1.98 Somalia
2000s 1.03 0.2654 0.7664 Somalia
2010s 1.33 0.7242 0.6013 Somalia
2020s 4.5 3.96 0.5415 Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual rate of change in urban populations, Somalia or Sweden?
Somalia, at 4.5 against 3.96 in Sweden as of 2020.
What is the difference in annual rate of change in urban populations between Somalia and Sweden?
0.54, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sweden?
9 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Somalia and Sweden rank globally for annual rate of change in urban populations?
Somalia ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 3rd of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Annual rate of change in urban populations. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual rate of change in urban populations
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,685 data points, 1955–2020
Last refreshed