Mozambique vs Somalia: Long term urban population region

Mozambique
45.7
in 2025
Somalia
46.13
in 2025
Mozambique rank
150th
Somalia rank
148th

Long term urban population region over time

  • Mozambique
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 46.13 against 45.7 in Mozambique, a difference of 0.43.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mozambique ahead.

Mozambique ranks 150th and Somalia ranks 148th of 199 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 14 and Somalia in 26.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Somalia Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0001 0.0001 0 Mozambique
1100s 0.0003 0.0003 0 Mozambique
1200s 0.001 0.0008 0.0001 Mozambique
1300s 0.0029 0.0025 0.0004 Mozambique
1400s 0.0087 0.0074 0.0013 Mozambique
1500s 0.0262 0.0222 0.004 Mozambique
1600s 0.0785 0.0667 0.0119 Mozambique
1700s 0.2356 0.2 0.0356 Mozambique
1710s 0.2655 0.1601 0.1054 Mozambique
1720s 0.2908 0.1921 0.0987 Mozambique
1730s 0.3185 0.2305 0.0879 Mozambique
1740s 0.3488 0.2766 0.0722 Mozambique
1750s 0.382 0.3319 0.0501 Mozambique
1760s 0.4184 0.3983 0.02 Mozambique
1770s 0.4582 0.478 0.0198 Somalia
1780s 0.5019 0.5736 0.0717 Somalia
1790s 0.5497 0.6883 0.1387 Somalia
1800s 0.602 0.826 0.224 Somalia
1810s 0.6593 0.9912 0.3318 Somalia
1820s 0.7221 1.19 0.4673 Somalia
1830s 0.7909 1.43 0.6364 Somalia
1840s 0.8662 1.71 0.8465 Somalia
1850s 0.9487 2.06 1.11 Somalia
1860s 1.04 2.47 1.43 Somalia
1870s 1.14 2.96 1.82 Somalia
1880s 1.25 3.55 2.31 Somalia
1890s 1.37 4.26 2.9 Somalia
1900s 1.5 5.11 3.62 Somalia
1910s 1.64 6.14 4.5 Somalia
1920s 1.79 7.36 5.57 Somalia
1930s 1.96 8.84 6.87 Somalia
1940s 2.15 10.61 8.45 Somalia
1950s 2.87 14.86 11.99 Somalia
1960s 4.44 20.34 15.9 Somalia
1970s 8.15 24.94 16.79 Somalia
1980s 15.59 28.17 12.58 Somalia
1990s 24.25 31.05 6.81 Somalia
2000s 32.4 35.13 2.73 Somalia
2010s 39.28 40.1 0.817 Somalia
2020s 44.26 44.74 0.4736 Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long term urban population region, Mozambique or Somalia?
Somalia, at 46.13 against 45.7 in Mozambique as of 2025.
What is the difference in long term urban population region between Mozambique and Somalia?
0.43, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Somalia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Mozambique and Somalia rank globally for long term urban population region?
Mozambique ranks 150th and Somalia ranks 148th of 199 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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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
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