Somalia vs South Africa: Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square

Somalia
0.0137 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0136 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia rank
119th
South Africa rank
120th

Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square over time

  • Somalia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0137 units per square kilometre against 0.0136 units per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0001 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.

Somalia ranks 119th and South Africa ranks 120th of 186 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0055 units per square kilometre 0.0135 units per square kilometre 0.008 units per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.008 units per square kilometre 0.0129 units per square kilometre 0.0049 units per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.0105 units per square kilometre 0.0131 units per square kilometre 0.0026 units per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.0131 units per square kilometre 0.0135 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child population (un estimates and projections) (0-14), per square, Somalia or South Africa?
Somalia, at 0.0137 units per square kilometre against 0.0136 units per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in child population (un estimates and projections) (0-14), per square between Somalia and South Africa?
0.0001 units per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Somalia and South Africa rank globally for child population (un estimates and projections) (0-14), per square?
Somalia ranks 119th and South Africa ranks 120th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 6,278 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.