Senegal vs Somalia: Urban area long term, annual growth rate
Senegal
2.88 % change on previous year
in 2025
Somalia
3.04 % change on previous year
in 2025
Senegal rank
43rd
Somalia rank
42nd
Urban area long term, annual growth rate over time
- Senegal
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 3.04 % change on previous year against 2.88 % change on previous year in Senegal, a difference of 0.16 % change on previous year.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Somalia ahead.
Senegal ranks 43rd and Somalia ranks 42nd of 202 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.67 % change on previous year | 3.49 % change on previous year | 1.82 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1960s | 3.84 % change on previous year | 4.74 % change on previous year | 0.9022 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1970s | 5.1 % change on previous year | 7.84 % change on previous year | 2.74 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1980s | 4.3 % change on previous year | 3.35 % change on previous year | 0.9514 % change on previous year | Senegal |
| 1990s | 3.79 % change on previous year | 3.5 % change on previous year | 0.2974 % change on previous year | Senegal |
| 2000s | 3.46 % change on previous year | 4.93 % change on previous year | 1.47 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2010s | 3.77 % change on previous year | 1.72 % change on previous year | 2.05 % change on previous year | Senegal |
| 2020s | 2.99 % change on previous year | 3.17 % change on previous year | 0.1793 % change on previous year | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area long term, annual growth rate, Senegal or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 3.04 % change on previous year against 2.88 % change on previous year in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area long term, annual growth rate between Senegal and Somalia?
- 0.16 % change on previous year, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Somalia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Senegal and Somalia rank globally for urban area long term, annual growth rate?
- Senegal ranks 43rd and Somalia ranks 42nd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban area long term, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban area long term. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.