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
051015196119922023

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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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.