Faroe Islands vs Somalia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Faroe Islands
15.65 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
15.82 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
173rd
Somalia rank
172nd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Faroe Islands
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 15.82 people per square kilometre against 15.65 people per square kilometre in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.17 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 173rd and Somalia ranks 172nd of 215 countries.
Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.42 people per square kilometre | 1.07 people per square kilometre | 5.35 people per square kilometre | Faroe Islands |
| 1970s | 8.75 people per square kilometre | 1.74 people per square kilometre | 7.02 people per square kilometre | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 10.5 people per square kilometre | 2.93 people per square kilometre | 7.57 people per square kilometre | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 11.17 people per square kilometre | 3.63 people per square kilometre | 7.54 people per square kilometre | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 12.37 people per square kilometre | 5.9 people per square kilometre | 6.48 people per square kilometre | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 13.38 people per square kilometre | 9.82 people per square kilometre | 3.56 people per square kilometre | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 15.25 people per square kilometre | 14.86 people per square kilometre | 0.3909 people per square kilometre | Faroe Islands |
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, Faroe Islands or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 15.82 people per square kilometre against 15.65 people per square kilometre in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Faroe Islands and Somalia?
- 0.17 people per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Somalia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and Somalia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Faroe Islands ranks 173rd 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.