Gambia vs Somalia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP
Gambia
0.0007 people per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Somalia
0.0008 people per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Gambia rank
4th
Somalia rank
2nd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP over time
- Gambia
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.0008 people per US$ of GDP against 0.0007 people per US$ of GDP in Gambia, a difference of 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Somalia ahead.
Gambia ranks 4th and Somalia ranks 2nd of 211 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0012 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0027 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 people per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.0011 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0021 people per US$ of GDP | 0.001 people per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.0012 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 people per US$ of GDP | 0.001 people per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.0007 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 people per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.001 people per US$ of GDP | 0.001 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.0009 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.0008 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | 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 unit of gdp, Gambia or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.0008 people per US$ of GDP against 0.0007 people per US$ of GDP in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp between Gambia and Somalia?
- 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Somalia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Somalia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp?
- Gambia ranks 4th and Somalia ranks 2nd of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.