Somalia vs Turkmenistan: Population in the largest city
Somalia
26.3%
in 2025
Turkmenistan
26.2%
in 2025
Somalia rank
89th
Turkmenistan rank
91st
Population in the largest city over time
- Somalia
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 26.3% against 26.2% in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Somalia ranks 89th and Turkmenistan ranks 91st of 153 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 6 and Turkmenistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.9% | 23.6% | 1.8% | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 37.0% | 24.2% | 12.8% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 39.6% | 24.4% | 15.3% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 50.4% | 24.7% | 25.7% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 35.2% | 25.0% | 10.1% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 25.8% | 3.0% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 26.0% | 0.2% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Somalia or Turkmenistan?
- Somalia, at 26.3% against 26.2% in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Somalia and Turkmenistan?
- 0.1%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Turkmenistan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Turkmenistan rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Somalia ranks 89th and Turkmenistan ranks 91st of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.