Benin vs Somalia: Urban population share 2050
Benin
53.36
in 2025
Somalia
55.14
in 2025
Benin rank
163rd
Somalia rank
160th
Urban population share 2050 over time
- Benin
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 55.14 against 53.36 in Benin, a difference of 1.78.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Somalia ahead.
Benin ranks 163rd and Somalia ranks 160th of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 7 and Somalia in 25.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 0 | — |
| 1100s | 0.0003 | 0.0003 | 0 | — |
| 1200s | 0.0008 | 0.0008 | 0 | — |
| 1300s | 0.0025 | 0.0025 | 0 | — |
| 1400s | 0.0074 | 0.0074 | 0 | — |
| 1500s | 0.0222 | 0.0222 | 0 | — |
| 1600s | 0.0667 | 0.0667 | 0 | — |
| 1700s | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | — |
| 1710s | 0.1828 | 0.1601 | 0.0227 | Benin |
| 1720s | 0.2089 | 0.1921 | 0.0168 | Benin |
| 1730s | 0.2388 | 0.2305 | 0.0083 | Benin |
| 1740s | 0.2729 | 0.2766 | 0.0037 | Somalia |
| 1750s | 0.3119 | 0.3319 | 0.0201 | Somalia |
| 1760s | 0.3564 | 0.3983 | 0.0419 | Somalia |
| 1770s | 0.4074 | 0.478 | 0.0707 | Somalia |
| 1780s | 0.4655 | 0.5736 | 0.1081 | Somalia |
| 1790s | 0.5321 | 0.6883 | 0.1563 | Somalia |
| 1800s | 0.6081 | 0.826 | 0.2179 | Somalia |
| 1810s | 0.6949 | 0.9912 | 0.2963 | Somalia |
| 1820s | 0.7942 | 1.19 | 0.3952 | Somalia |
| 1830s | 0.9077 | 1.43 | 0.5197 | Somalia |
| 1840s | 1.04 | 1.71 | 0.6754 | Somalia |
| 1850s | 1.19 | 2.06 | 0.8698 | Somalia |
| 1860s | 1.35 | 2.47 | 1.11 | Somalia |
| 1870s | 1.55 | 2.96 | 1.41 | Somalia |
| 1880s | 1.77 | 3.55 | 1.78 | Somalia |
| 1890s | 2.02 | 4.26 | 2.24 | Somalia |
| 1900s | 2.31 | 5.11 | 2.8 | Somalia |
| 1910s | 2.64 | 6.14 | 3.5 | Somalia |
| 1920s | 3.02 | 7.36 | 4.35 | Somalia |
| 1930s | 3.45 | 8.84 | 5.39 | Somalia |
| 1940s | 3.94 | 10.61 | 6.66 | Somalia |
| 1950s | 7.83 | 14.96 | 7.13 | Somalia |
| 1960s | 12.84 | 20.09 | 7.24 | Somalia |
| 1970s | 22.27 | 25.18 | 2.91 | Somalia |
| 1980s | 30.89 | 27.9 | 2.99 | Benin |
| 1990s | 36.57 | 30.94 | 5.63 | Benin |
| 2000s | 40.17 | 35.3 | 4.87 | Benin |
| 2010s | 45.69 | 44.26 | 1.43 | Benin |
| 2020s | 51.38 | 53.75 | 2.38 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population share 2050, Benin or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 55.14 against 53.36 in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population share 2050 between Benin and Somalia?
- 1.78, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Somalia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Somalia rank globally for urban population share 2050?
- Benin ranks 163rd and Somalia ranks 160th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Urban population share 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.