Namibia vs Somalia: Urban area over the long-term

Namibia
563.77 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Somalia
597.81 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Namibia rank
119th
Somalia rank
118th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Namibia
  • Somalia
0200400600100015122025

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 597.81 km² per grid cell against 563.77 km² per grid cell in Namibia, a difference of 34.04 km² per grid cell.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 119th and Somalia ranks 118th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 21 and Somalia in 19.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Somalia Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0006 km² per grid cell 0.0001 km² per grid cell 0.0005 km² per grid cell Namibia
1100s 0.002 km² per grid cell 0.0004 km² per grid cell 0.0016 km² per grid cell Namibia
1200s 0.0064 km² per grid cell 0.0012 km² per grid cell 0.0051 km² per grid cell Namibia
1300s 0.0205 km² per grid cell 0.0043 km² per grid cell 0.0162 km² per grid cell Namibia
1400s 0.066 km² per grid cell 0.0143 km² per grid cell 0.0517 km² per grid cell Namibia
1500s 0.2127 km² per grid cell 0.0478 km² per grid cell 0.1649 km² per grid cell Namibia
1600s 0.6854 km² per grid cell 0.1524 km² per grid cell 0.533 km² per grid cell Namibia
1700s 2.21 km² per grid cell 0.4841 km² per grid cell 1.72 km² per grid cell Namibia
1710s 2.45 km² per grid cell 0.4052 km² per grid cell 2.04 km² per grid cell Namibia
1720s 2.64 km² per grid cell 0.5075 km² per grid cell 2.13 km² per grid cell Namibia
1730s 2.84 km² per grid cell 0.6345 km² per grid cell 2.21 km² per grid cell Namibia
1740s 3.06 km² per grid cell 0.7919 km² per grid cell 2.27 km² per grid cell Namibia
1750s 3.29 km² per grid cell 0.987 km² per grid cell 2.3 km² per grid cell Namibia
1760s 3.54 km² per grid cell 1.23 km² per grid cell 2.31 km² per grid cell Namibia
1770s 3.81 km² per grid cell 1.53 km² per grid cell 2.28 km² per grid cell Namibia
1780s 4.09 km² per grid cell 1.9 km² per grid cell 2.2 km² per grid cell Namibia
1790s 4.4 km² per grid cell 2.35 km² per grid cell 2.05 km² per grid cell Namibia
1800s 4.73 km² per grid cell 2.91 km² per grid cell 1.81 km² per grid cell Namibia
1810s 5.08 km² per grid cell 3.6 km² per grid cell 1.47 km² per grid cell Namibia
1820s 5.45 km² per grid cell 4.46 km² per grid cell 0.9941 km² per grid cell Namibia
1830s 5.85 km² per grid cell 5.51 km² per grid cell 0.3437 km² per grid cell Namibia
1840s 6.28 km² per grid cell 6.8 km² per grid cell 0.5215 km² per grid cell Somalia
1850s 6.73 km² per grid cell 8.38 km² per grid cell 1.65 km² per grid cell Somalia
1860s 8.15 km² per grid cell 10.06 km² per grid cell 1.91 km² per grid cell Somalia
1870s 9.87 km² per grid cell 12.07 km² per grid cell 2.2 km² per grid cell Somalia
1880s 11.95 km² per grid cell 14.62 km² per grid cell 2.67 km² per grid cell Somalia
1890s 14.45 km² per grid cell 17.66 km² per grid cell 3.22 km² per grid cell Somalia
1900s 17.35 km² per grid cell 21.53 km² per grid cell 4.18 km² per grid cell Somalia
1910s 21.65 km² per grid cell 25.35 km² per grid cell 3.7 km² per grid cell Somalia
1920s 25.16 km² per grid cell 27.43 km² per grid cell 2.27 km² per grid cell Somalia
1930s 27.84 km² per grid cell 29.02 km² per grid cell 1.18 km² per grid cell Somalia
1940s 27.94 km² per grid cell 29.02 km² per grid cell 1.07 km² per grid cell Somalia
1950s 32.33 km² per grid cell 34.81 km² per grid cell 2.48 km² per grid cell Somalia
1960s 45.61 km² per grid cell 52.44 km² per grid cell 6.83 km² per grid cell Somalia
1970s 69.43 km² per grid cell 88.25 km² per grid cell 18.81 km² per grid cell Somalia
1980s 103 km² per grid cell 165.93 km² per grid cell 62.93 km² per grid cell Somalia
1990s 170.92 km² per grid cell 220.83 km² per grid cell 49.91 km² per grid cell Somalia
2000s 263.67 km² per grid cell 350.19 km² per grid cell 86.52 km² per grid cell Somalia
2010s 404.7 km² per grid cell 419.75 km² per grid cell 15.05 km² per grid cell Somalia
2020s 525.32 km² per grid cell 554.7 km² per grid cell 29.38 km² per grid cell Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Namibia or Somalia?
Somalia, at 597.81 km² per grid cell against 563.77 km² per grid cell in Namibia as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Namibia and Somalia?
34.04 km² per grid cell, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Somalia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Namibia and Somalia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Namibia ranks 119th and Somalia ranks 118th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban area over the long-term
Unit
km² per grid cell
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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Total built-up area of a country over time.