Eritrea vs Somalia: Population density
Population density over time
- Eritrea
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 29.26 people per sq. km of land area against 28.64 people per sq. km of land area in Eritrea, a difference of 0.62 people per sq. km of land area.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 173rd and Somalia ranks 172nd of 216 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.47 people per sq. km of land area | 12.07 people per sq. km of land area | 8.39 people per sq. km of land area | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 22.91 people per sq. km of land area | 16.63 people per sq. km of land area | 6.28 people per sq. km of land area | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 25.57 people per sq. km of land area | 21.97 people per sq. km of land area | 3.6 people per sq. km of land area | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 27.9 people per sq. km of land area | 27.93 people per sq. km of land area | 0.0255 people per sq. km of land area | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Eritrea or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 29.26 people per sq. km of land area against 28.64 people per sq. km of land area in Eritrea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Eritrea and Somalia?
- 0.62 people per sq. km of land area, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Somalia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Somalia rank globally for population density?
- Eritrea ranks 173rd 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
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.