Paraguay vs Somalia: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Paraguay
2.68 million people
in 2020
Somalia
2.89 million people
in 2020
Paraguay rank
90th
Somalia rank
87th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Paraguay
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 2.89 million people against 2.68 million people in Paraguay, a difference of 203,500 people.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Somalia ahead.
Paraguay ranks 90th and Somalia ranks 87th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 962,076 people | 1.15 million people | 186,288 people | Somalia |
| 1960s | 1.12 million people | 1.32 million people | 198,825 people | Somalia |
| 1970s | 1.30 million people | 1.49 million people | 197,590 people | Somalia |
| 1980s | 1.56 million people | 2.03 million people | 473,985 people | Somalia |
| 1990s | 1.92 million people | 1.88 million people | 43,655 people | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 2.08 million people | 2.01 million people | 75,330 people | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 2.26 million people | 2.35 million people | 83,810 people | Somalia |
| 2020s | 2.68 million people | 2.89 million people | 203,500 people | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Paraguay or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 2.89 million people against 2.68 million people in Paraguay as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Paraguay and Somalia?
- 203,500 people, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Somalia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Paraguay and Somalia rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Paraguay ranks 90th and Somalia ranks 87th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.