Sierra Leone vs Somalia: Long term urban population region, annual growth rate
Sierra Leone
1.21 % change on previous year
in 2025
Somalia
1.22 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
56th
Somalia rank
54th
Long term urban population region, annual growth rate over time
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 1.22 % change on previous year against 1.21 % change on previous year in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.01 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 56th and Somalia ranks 54th of 202 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.55 % change on previous year | 3.37 % change on previous year | 0.1799 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 3.18 % change on previous year | 2.99 % change on previous year | 0.1897 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 2.72 % change on previous year | 1.63 % change on previous year | 1.09 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 1.39 % change on previous year | 0.8418 % change on previous year | 0.5497 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.4794 % change on previous year | 1.08 % change on previous year | 0.6041 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.7299 % change on previous year | 1.24 % change on previous year | 0.5149 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2010s | 1.38 % change on previous year | 1.45 % change on previous year | 0.0669 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2020s | 1.26 % change on previous year | 1.28 % change on previous year | 0.0162 % change on previous year | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long term urban population region, annual growth rate, Sierra Leone or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 1.22 % change on previous year against 1.21 % change on previous year in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long term urban population region, annual growth rate between Sierra Leone and Somalia?
- 0.01 % change on previous year, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Somalia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and Somalia rank globally for long term urban population region, annual growth rate?
- Sierra Leone ranks 56th and Somalia ranks 54th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Long term urban population region, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Long term urban population region. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.