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
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.