Angola vs Somalia: Population density

Angola
29.48 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Somalia
29.26 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Angola rank
171st
Somalia rank
172nd

Population density over time

  • Angola
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Angola currently reports 29.48 people per sq. km of land area against 29.26 people per sq. km of land area in Somalia, a difference of 0.22 people per sq. km of land area.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.

Angola ranks 171st and Somalia ranks 172nd of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 4.43 people per sq. km of land area 5.24 people per sq. km of land area 0.8043 people per sq. km of land area Somalia
1970s 5.43 people per sq. km of land area 6.87 people per sq. km of land area 1.44 people per sq. km of land area Somalia
1980s 7.73 people per sq. km of land area 10.49 people per sq. km of land area 2.76 people per sq. km of land area Somalia
1990s 10.87 people per sq. km of land area 11.7 people per sq. km of land area 0.8326 people per sq. km of land area Somalia
2000s 15.31 people per sq. km of land area 16.63 people per sq. km of land area 1.32 people per sq. km of land area Somalia
2010s 22.24 people per sq. km of land area 21.97 people per sq. km of land area 0.2684 people per sq. km of land area Angola
2020s 28.15 people per sq. km of land area 27.93 people per sq. km of land area 0.2193 people per sq. km of land area Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Angola or Somalia?
Angola, at 29.48 people per sq. km of land area against 29.26 people per sq. km of land area in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in population density between Angola and Somalia?
0.22 people per sq. km of land area, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Somalia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Angola and Somalia rank globally for population density?
Angola ranks 171st and Somalia ranks 172nd of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Unit
people per sq. km of land area
Source
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.