Mozambique vs Somalia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Mozambique
15.28 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
15.82 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Mozambique rank
175th
Somalia rank
172nd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Mozambique
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 15.82 people per square kilometre against 15.28 people per square kilometre in Mozambique, a difference of 0.54 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.
Mozambique ranks 175th and Somalia ranks 172nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4905 people per square kilometre | 1.07 people per square kilometre | 0.5808 people per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 1970s | 1.2 people per square kilometre | 1.74 people per square kilometre | 0.5354 people per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 1980s | 2.72 people per square kilometre | 2.93 people per square kilometre | 0.2114 people per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 1990s | 5.27 people per square kilometre | 3.63 people per square kilometre | 1.64 people per square kilometre | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 7.69 people per square kilometre | 5.9 people per square kilometre | 1.79 people per square kilometre | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 10.74 people per square kilometre | 9.82 people per square kilometre | 0.922 people per square kilometre | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 14.25 people per square kilometre | 14.86 people per square kilometre | 0.6134 people per square kilometre | Somalia |
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, Mozambique or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 15.82 people per square kilometre against 15.28 people per square kilometre in Mozambique as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Mozambique and Somalia?
- 0.54 people per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Somalia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mozambique and Somalia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Mozambique ranks 175th 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.