Equatorial Guinea vs Somalia: Long term urban population region

Equatorial Guinea
46.35
in 2025
Somalia
46.13
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
147th
Somalia rank
150th

Long term urban population region over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 46.35 against 46.13 in Somalia, a difference of 0.22.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Somalia ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 147th and Somalia ranks 150th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 9 and Somalia in 31.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Somalia Difference Ahead
1000s 0 0.0001 0.0001 Somalia
1100s 0 0.0003 0.0003 Somalia
1200s 0 0.0008 0.0008 Somalia
1300s 0.0001 0.0025 0.0023 Somalia
1400s 0.0004 0.0074 0.007 Somalia
1500s 0.0011 0.0222 0.0211 Somalia
1600s 0.0033 0.0667 0.0633 Somalia
1700s 0.01 0.2 0.19 Somalia
1710s 0.0155 0.1601 0.1446 Somalia
1720s 0.0207 0.1921 0.1714 Somalia
1730s 0.0276 0.2305 0.2029 Somalia
1740s 0.0368 0.2766 0.2398 Somalia
1750s 0.049 0.3319 0.2829 Somalia
1760s 0.0654 0.3983 0.333 Somalia
1770s 0.0872 0.478 0.3908 Somalia
1780s 0.1162 0.5736 0.4574 Somalia
1790s 0.155 0.6883 0.5333 Somalia
1800s 0.2066 0.826 0.6193 Somalia
1810s 0.2755 0.9912 0.7157 Somalia
1820s 0.3674 1.19 0.8221 Somalia
1830s 0.4898 1.43 0.9375 Somalia
1840s 0.6531 1.71 1.06 Somalia
1850s 0.8708 2.06 1.18 Somalia
1860s 1.16 2.47 1.31 Somalia
1870s 1.55 2.96 1.41 Somalia
1880s 2.06 3.55 1.49 Somalia
1890s 2.75 4.26 1.51 Somalia
1900s 3.67 5.11 1.44 Somalia
1910s 4.89 6.14 1.24 Somalia
1920s 6.52 7.36 0.8411 Somalia
1930s 8.7 8.84 0.1395 Somalia
1940s 11.6 10.61 0.9923 Equatorial Guinea
1950s 19.83 14.86 4.97 Equatorial Guinea
1960s 25.66 20.34 5.32 Equatorial Guinea
1970s 26.57 24.94 1.63 Equatorial Guinea
1980s 30.08 28.17 1.91 Equatorial Guinea
1990s 38.45 31.05 7.4 Equatorial Guinea
2000s 39.56 35.13 4.43 Equatorial Guinea
2010s 41.31 40.1 1.21 Equatorial Guinea
2020s 44.82 44.74 0.0817 Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long term urban population region, Equatorial Guinea or Somalia?
Equatorial Guinea, at 46.35 against 46.13 in Somalia as of 2025.
What is the difference in long term urban population region between Equatorial Guinea and Somalia?
0.22, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Somalia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Somalia rank globally for long term urban population region?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 147th and Somalia ranks 150th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Long term urban population region
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed