Somalia vs Uganda: Population in the largest city
Somalia
26.3%
in 2025
Uganda
26.0%
in 2025
Somalia rank
89th
Uganda rank
92nd
Population in the largest city over time
- Somalia
- Uganda
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 26.3% against 26.0% in Uganda, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uganda ahead.
Somalia ranks 89th and Uganda ranks 92nd of 153 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.9% | 46.4% | 24.6% | Uganda |
| 1970s | 37.0% | 52.8% | 15.8% | Uganda |
| 1980s | 39.6% | 49.2% | 9.5% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 50.4% | 43.7% | 6.6% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 35.2% | 40.6% | 5.4% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 28.6% | 0.1% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 25.9% | 0.3% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Somalia or Uganda?
- Somalia, at 26.3% against 26.0% in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Somalia and Uganda?
- 0.3%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Uganda?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Uganda rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Somalia ranks 89th and Uganda ranks 92nd 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.