Afghanistan vs Somalia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Afghanistan
16.19 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
15.82 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
171st
Somalia rank
172nd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 16.19 people per square kilometre against 15.82 people per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 0.37 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 171st and Somalia ranks 172nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.48 people per square kilometre | 1.07 people per square kilometre | 0.4127 people per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 2.61 people per square kilometre | 1.74 people per square kilometre | 0.8714 people per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 2.93 people per square kilometre | 2.93 people per square kilometre | 0.0043 people per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 1990s | 4.41 people per square kilometre | 3.63 people per square kilometre | 0.78 people per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 7.26 people per square kilometre | 5.9 people per square kilometre | 1.36 people per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 12.26 people per square kilometre | 9.82 people per square kilometre | 2.45 people per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 15.67 people per square kilometre | 14.86 people per square kilometre | 0.8044 people per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Somalia?
- Afghanistan, at 16.19 people per square kilometre against 15.82 people per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 0.37 people per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 171st and Somalia ranks 172nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.