Senegal vs Somalia: Urban area over the long-term
Senegal
563.31 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Somalia
597.81 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Senegal rank
120th
Somalia rank
118th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Senegal
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 597.81 km² per grid cell against 563.31 km² per grid cell in Senegal, a difference of 34.5 km² per grid cell.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Senegal ahead.
Senegal ranks 120th and Somalia ranks 118th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 34 and Somalia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1100s | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1200s | 0.0024 km² per grid cell | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 0.0011 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1300s | 0.0089 km² per grid cell | 0.0043 km² per grid cell | 0.0046 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1400s | 0.0333 km² per grid cell | 0.0143 km² per grid cell | 0.0189 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1500s | 0.1248 km² per grid cell | 0.0478 km² per grid cell | 0.077 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1600s | 0.4681 km² per grid cell | 0.1524 km² per grid cell | 0.3157 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1700s | 1.76 km² per grid cell | 0.4841 km² per grid cell | 1.27 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1710s | 2.05 km² per grid cell | 0.4052 km² per grid cell | 1.64 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1720s | 2.32 km² per grid cell | 0.5075 km² per grid cell | 1.81 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1730s | 2.62 km² per grid cell | 0.6345 km² per grid cell | 1.98 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1740s | 2.96 km² per grid cell | 0.7919 km² per grid cell | 2.17 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1750s | 3.34 km² per grid cell | 0.987 km² per grid cell | 2.35 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1760s | 3.76 km² per grid cell | 1.23 km² per grid cell | 2.53 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1770s | 4.24 km² per grid cell | 1.53 km² per grid cell | 2.71 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1780s | 4.77 km² per grid cell | 1.9 km² per grid cell | 2.88 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1790s | 5.37 km² per grid cell | 2.35 km² per grid cell | 3.02 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1800s | 6.03 km² per grid cell | 2.91 km² per grid cell | 3.12 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1810s | 6.78 km² per grid cell | 3.6 km² per grid cell | 3.17 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1820s | 7.61 km² per grid cell | 4.46 km² per grid cell | 3.15 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1830s | 8.54 km² per grid cell | 5.51 km² per grid cell | 3.03 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1840s | 9.58 km² per grid cell | 6.8 km² per grid cell | 2.78 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1850s | 10.73 km² per grid cell | 8.38 km² per grid cell | 2.35 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1860s | 12.48 km² per grid cell | 10.06 km² per grid cell | 2.42 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1870s | 14.8 km² per grid cell | 12.07 km² per grid cell | 2.73 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1880s | 18.08 km² per grid cell | 14.62 km² per grid cell | 3.46 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1890s | 21.66 km² per grid cell | 17.66 km² per grid cell | 3.99 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1900s | 25.4 km² per grid cell | 21.53 km² per grid cell | 3.87 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1910s | 29.59 km² per grid cell | 25.35 km² per grid cell | 4.24 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1920s | 33.22 km² per grid cell | 27.43 km² per grid cell | 5.79 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1930s | 37.81 km² per grid cell | 29.02 km² per grid cell | 8.79 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1940s | 37.81 km² per grid cell | 29.02 km² per grid cell | 8.79 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1950s | 39.74 km² per grid cell | 34.81 km² per grid cell | 4.93 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1960s | 53.39 km² per grid cell | 52.44 km² per grid cell | 0.9529 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1970s | 86.21 km² per grid cell | 88.25 km² per grid cell | 2.03 km² per grid cell | Somalia |
| 1980s | 133.45 km² per grid cell | 165.93 km² per grid cell | 32.48 km² per grid cell | Somalia |
| 1990s | 198.28 km² per grid cell | 220.83 km² per grid cell | 22.55 km² per grid cell | Somalia |
| 2000s | 281.35 km² per grid cell | 350.19 km² per grid cell | 68.84 km² per grid cell | Somalia |
| 2010s | 400.26 km² per grid cell | 419.75 km² per grid cell | 19.49 km² per grid cell | Somalia |
| 2020s | 524.8 km² per grid cell | 554.7 km² per grid cell | 29.9 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, Senegal or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 597.81 km² per grid cell against 563.31 km² per grid cell in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Senegal and Somalia?
- 34.5 km² per grid cell, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Somalia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Senegal and Somalia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Senegal ranks 120th 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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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.