Somalia vs Turkey: Share of the population living in cities
Somalia
63.95
in 2020
Turkey
63.83
in 2020
Somalia rank
26th
Turkey rank
27th
Share of the population living in cities over time
- Somalia
- Turkey
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 63.95 against 63.83 in Turkey, a difference of 0.12.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turkey ahead.
Somalia ranks 26th and Turkey ranks 27th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 5 and Turkey in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.12 | 18.56 | 6.44 | Turkey |
| 1960s | 20.34 | 25.96 | 5.62 | Turkey |
| 1970s | 33.57 | 36.05 | 2.48 | Turkey |
| 1980s | 48.47 | 42.61 | 5.86 | Somalia |
| 1990s | 52.05 | 49.13 | 2.92 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 59.98 | 55.32 | 4.66 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 63.86 | 61.28 | 2.58 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 63.95 | 63.83 | 0.1161 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population living in cities, Somalia or Turkey?
- Somalia, at 63.95 against 63.83 in Turkey as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population living in cities between Somalia and Turkey?
- 0.12, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Turkey?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Somalia and Turkey rank globally for share of the population living in cities?
- Somalia ranks 26th and Turkey ranks 27th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Share of the population living in cities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.