Sierra Leone vs Somalia: Urban population, female
Sierra Leone
19.6%
in 2015
Somalia
19.7%
in 2015
Sierra Leone rank
142nd
Somalia rank
141st
Urban population, female over time
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 19.7% against 19.6% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 142nd and Somalia ranks 141st of 193 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.4% | 13.5% | 1.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 15.2% | 1.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 17.0% | 0.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 19.1% | 0.1% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, female, Sierra Leone or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 19.7% against 19.6% in Sierra Leone as of 2015.
- What is the difference in urban population, female between Sierra Leone and Somalia?
- 0.1%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Somalia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
- How do Sierra Leone and Somalia rank globally for urban population, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 142nd and Somalia ranks 141st of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as Urban population, female (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female urban population is the percentage of females who live in urban areas to total population.