Argentina vs Somalia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Argentina
15.34 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
15.82 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Argentina rank
174th
Somalia rank
172nd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Argentina
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 15.82 people per square kilometre against 15.34 people per square kilometre in Argentina, a difference of 0.48 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 174th and Somalia ranks 172nd of 215 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.1 people per square kilometre | 1.07 people per square kilometre | 5.03 people per square kilometre | Argentina |
| 1970s | 7.58 people per square kilometre | 1.74 people per square kilometre | 5.84 people per square kilometre | Argentina |
| 1980s | 9.33 people per square kilometre | 2.93 people per square kilometre | 6.4 people per square kilometre | Argentina |
| 1990s | 11.2 people per square kilometre | 3.63 people per square kilometre | 7.57 people per square kilometre | Argentina |
| 2000s | 12.84 people per square kilometre | 5.9 people per square kilometre | 6.94 people per square kilometre | Argentina |
| 2010s | 14.44 people per square kilometre | 9.82 people per square kilometre | 4.62 people per square kilometre | Argentina |
| 2020s | 15.26 people per square kilometre | 14.86 people per square kilometre | 0.399 people per square kilometre | Argentina |
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, Argentina or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 15.82 people per square kilometre against 15.34 people per square kilometre in Argentina as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Argentina and Somalia?
- 0.48 people per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Somalia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Somalia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Argentina ranks 174th 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.