Mozambique vs Somalia: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square

Mozambique
3.83 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
4.16 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Mozambique rank
108th
Somalia rank
106th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square over time

  • Mozambique
  • Somalia
01234196119922023

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 4.16 units per square kilometre against 3.83 units per square kilometre in Mozambique, a difference of 0.33 units per square kilometre.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mozambique ahead.

Mozambique ranks 108th and Somalia ranks 106th of 121 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3809 units per square kilometre 0.2428 units per square kilometre 0.1381 units per square kilometre Mozambique
1970s 0.7125 units per square kilometre 0.6482 units per square kilometre 0.0642 units per square kilometre Mozambique
1980s 1.14 units per square kilometre 1.17 units per square kilometre 0.0321 units per square kilometre Somalia
1990s 1.65 units per square kilometre 1.81 units per square kilometre 0.1603 units per square kilometre Somalia
2000s 2.14 units per square kilometre 2.04 units per square kilometre 0.1008 units per square kilometre Mozambique
2010s 3.04 units per square kilometre 2.79 units per square kilometre 0.2489 units per square kilometre Mozambique
2020s 3.7 units per square kilometre 3.9 units per square kilometre 0.1969 units per square kilometre 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 square, Mozambique or Somalia?
Somalia, at 4.16 units per square kilometre against 3.83 units per square kilometre in Mozambique as of 2023.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square between Mozambique and Somalia?
0.33 units per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Somalia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mozambique and Somalia rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square?
Mozambique ranks 108th and Somalia ranks 106th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
121 places, 7,176 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.