Senegal vs Somalia: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita

Senegal

55.8%

in 2025

Somalia

55.1%

in 2025

Senegal rank

155th

Somalia rank

158th

Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita over time

Senegal currently reports 55.8% against 55.1% in Somalia, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Senegal ahead.

Senegal ranks 155th and Somalia ranks 158th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita
Unit: %
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.