Algeria vs Somalia: Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre

Algeria
0.0134 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
0.0156 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Algeria rank
158th
Somalia rank
156th

Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre over time

  • Algeria
  • Somalia
00.0050.010.015199020062023

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0156 units per square kilometre against 0.0134 units per square kilometre in Algeria, a difference of 0.0022 units per square kilometre.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Algeria's.

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

Algeria ranks 158th and Somalia ranks 156th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Somalia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0072 units per square kilometre 0.0062 units per square kilometre 0.001 units per square kilometre Algeria
2000s 0.0097 units per square kilometre 0.0086 units per square kilometre 0.0011 units per square kilometre Algeria
2010s 0.0118 units per square kilometre 0.0115 units per square kilometre 0.0003 units per square kilometre Algeria
2020s 0.0131 units per square kilometre 0.0148 units per square kilometre 0.0017 units per square kilometre Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre, Algeria or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.0156 units per square kilometre against 0.0134 units per square kilometre in Algeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre between Algeria and Somalia?
0.0022 units per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Somalia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Somalia rank globally for population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre?
Algeria ranks 158th and Somalia ranks 156th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population (UN estimates and projections), 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

Population (UN estimates and projections) 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.