Somalia vs Thailand: Share of population living in the capital city
Somalia
23.1%
in 2020
Thailand
24.1%
in 2020
Somalia rank
50th
Thailand rank
47th
Share of population living in the capital city over time
- Somalia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 24.1% against 23.1% in Somalia, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Thailand ahead.
Somalia ranks 50th and Thailand ranks 47th of 170 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.7% | 6.7% | 3.1% | Thailand |
| 1960s | 5.1% | 7.6% | 2.6% | Thailand |
| 1970s | 9.1% | 8.6% | 0.5% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 10.2% | 10.4% | 0.1% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 15.4% | 11.9% | 3.5% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 14.6% | 0.8% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 20.0% | 5.0% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 24.1% | 1.0% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in the capital city, Somalia or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 24.1% against 23.1% in Somalia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population living in the capital city between Somalia and Thailand?
- 1.0%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Thailand?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Somalia and Thailand rank globally for share of population living in the capital city?
- Somalia ranks 50th and Thailand ranks 47th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in the capital city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of the total population living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.