Somalia vs South Sudan: Population, annual growth rate
Somalia
3.54 % change on previous year
in 2024
South Sudan
4.01 % change on previous year
in 2024
Somalia rank
9th
South Sudan rank
6th
Population, annual growth rate over time
- Somalia
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 4.01 % change on previous year against 3.54 % change on previous year in Somalia, a difference of 0.47 % change on previous year.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 9th and South Sudan ranks 6th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 5 and South Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.65 % change on previous year | 1.55 % change on previous year | 1.11 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1970s | 4.17 % change on previous year | 2.32 % change on previous year | 1.85 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1980s | 2.74 % change on previous year | 1.1 % change on previous year | 1.64 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1990s | 1.84 % change on previous year | 2.05 % change on previous year | 0.2078 % change on previous year | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 3.49 % change on previous year | 4.82 % change on previous year | 1.34 % change on previous year | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 2.98 % change on previous year | 1.27 % change on previous year | 1.71 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2020s | 3.47 % change on previous year | 2.77 % change on previous year | 0.7007 % change on previous year | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, annual growth rate, Somalia or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 4.01 % change on previous year against 3.54 % change on previous year in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population, annual growth rate between Somalia and South Sudan?
- 0.47 % change on previous year, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Sudan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and South Sudan rank globally for population, annual growth rate?
- Somalia ranks 9th and South Sudan ranks 6th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, 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 Population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.