Somalia vs Syria: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million … unit
Somalia
0.0002 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Syria
0.0003 units per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Somalia rank
6th
Syria rank
5th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million … unit over time
- Somalia
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in Somalia, a difference of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Syria ahead.
Somalia ranks 6th and Syria ranks 5th of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 5 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP | Syria |
| 1970s | 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | Syria |
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 unit, Somalia or Syria?
- Syria, at 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in Somalia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit between Somalia and Syria?
- 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Syria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Somalia and Syria rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit?
- Somalia ranks 6th and Syria ranks 5th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.