Congo vs Somalia: Number of people living in the capital city
Congo
8.83 million people
in 2100
Somalia
9.86 million people
in 2100
Congo rank
30th
Somalia rank
28th
Number of people living in the capital city over time
- Congo
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 9.86 million people against 8.83 million people in Congo, a difference of 1.03 million people.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 30th and Somalia ranks 28th of 191 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 3.47 million people | 4.12 million people | 647,490 people | Somalia |
| 2030s | 4.27 million people | 5.27 million people | 1.00 million people | Somalia |
| 2040s | 5.11 million people | 6.38 million people | 1.27 million people | Somalia |
| 2050s | 5.91 million people | 7.44 million people | 1.52 million people | Somalia |
| 2060s | 6.64 million people | 8.42 million people | 1.77 million people | Somalia |
| 2070s | 7.34 million people | 9.02 million people | 1.68 million people | Somalia |
| 2080s | 7.95 million people | 9.49 million people | 1.54 million people | Somalia |
| 2090s | 8.49 million people | 9.75 million people | 1.26 million people | Somalia |
| 2100s | 8.83 million people | 9.86 million people | 1.03 million people | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in the capital city, Congo or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 9.86 million people against 8.83 million people in Congo as of 2100.
- What is the difference in number of people living in the capital city between Congo and Somalia?
- 1.03 million people, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Somalia?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2100.
- How do Congo and Somalia rank globally for number of people living in the capital city?
- Congo ranks 30th and Somalia ranks 28th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in the capital city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Projected total number of people living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.