Burkina Faso vs Somalia: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita
Burkina Faso
0.1462 units per person
in 2025
Somalia
0.1448 units per person
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
92nd
Somalia rank
93rd
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Somalia
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.1462 units per person against 0.1448 units per person in Somalia, a difference of 0.0014 units per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 92nd and Somalia ranks 93rd of 121 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0156 units per person | 0.0444 units per person | 0.0288 units per person | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.0272 units per person | 0.0935 units per person | 0.0663 units per person | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.0497 units per person | 0.1108 units per person | 0.0611 units per person | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.0646 units per person | 0.1555 units per person | 0.0909 units per person | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.0928 units per person | 0.1235 units per person | 0.0307 units per person | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.1165 units per person | 0.1265 units per person | 0.01 units per person | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.1376 units per person | 0.141 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita, Burkina Faso or Somalia?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.1462 units per person against 0.1448 units per person in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita between Burkina Faso and Somalia?
- 0.0014 units per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Somalia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Somalia rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 92nd and Somalia ranks 93rd of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.