Cape Verde has a population density of 337 people per square mile compared to 78.5 people in Somalia. Cape Verde has 82,707 sq ft of land per person vs 361,073 sq ft in Somalia. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Cape Verde and Somalia are ranked 72nd and 154th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Cape Verde has 0.006% of the world's population and 0.003% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.23% of the population and 0.42% of the land area for Somalia, hence the population density in Cape Verde is 330% higher than in Somalia.
Population density comparison
Cape Verde
|
Somalia
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 337 ppl/mi² | 78.5 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 72/197 | 154/197 |
| Population |
529186
|
20177806
|
| Land area | 1,556 sq mi | 242,217 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 82,645 sq ft | 355,231 sq ft |
| Rural population | 31.6% | 51.5% |
| Urban population | 68.4% | 48.5% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 11.2% |
Cape Verde vs Somalia:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Cape Verde increased by 9.49%, compared to a 84.9% growth in Somalia.
In 2004, Cape Verde ranked 65th for population density and is in 72nd place now. Somalia was 161st in 2004 and ranks 154th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Cape Verde
|
Somalia
|
|
| 2024 | 337 | 78.5 |
| 2023 | 336 | 75.8 |
| 2022 | 334 | 73.5 |
| 2021 | 332 | 71.3 |
| 2020 | 331 | 68.7 |
| 2019 | 330 | 66.2 |
| 2018 | 330 | 63.8 |
| 2017 | 330 | 61.6 |
| 2016 | 329 | 59.2 |
| 2015 | 329 | 57 |
| 2014 | 329 | 55.1 |
| 2013 | 329 | 53.1 |
| 2012 | 329 | 51.4 |
| 2011 | 329 | 51 |
| 2010 | 328 | 50.6 |
| 2009 | 325 | 49.4 |
| 2008 | 322 | 48.2 |
| 2007 | 319 | 46.7 |
| 2006 | 315 | 45.3 |
| 2005 | 312 | 43.9 |
| 2004 | 308 | 42.4 |
| 2003 | 304 | 40.9 |
| 2002 | 300 | 39.4 |
| 2001 | 295.8 | 38 |
| 2000 | 291.3 | 36.5 |
| 1999 | 287 | 35.1 |
| 1998 | 282.6 | 33.7 |
| 1997 | 278.1 | 32.3 |
| 1996 | 273.5 | 31.2 |
| 1995 | 268.7 | 30.1 |
| 1994 | 263.6 | 29 |
| 1993 | 258.3 | 27.6 |
| 1992 | 252.8 | 26.8 |
| 1991 | 247.2 | 28.1 |
| 1990 | 241.3 | 29.2 |
| 1989 | 236.4 | 29.4 |
| 1988 | 232.9 | 29.9 |
| 1987 | 229.6 | 29.8 |
| 1986 | 226.4 | 28.8 |
| 1985 | 223.2 | 27.6 |
| 1984 | 220.1 | 26.5 |
| 1983 | 217 | 25.6 |
| 1982 | 213.8 | 24.8 |
| 1981 | 210.7 | 24.7 |
| 1980 | 207.8 | 24.5 |
| 1979 | 205.3 | 22.5 |
| 1978 | 203.2 | 19.9 |
| 1977 | 201.1 | 18.5 |
| 1976 | 198.9 | 18 |
| 1975 | 196.6 | 17.6 |
| 1974 | 194.5 | 17.1 |
| 1973 | 192.7 | 16.7 |
| 1972 | 191.1 | 16.3 |
| 1971 | 189 | 15.8 |
| 1970 | 185 | 15.4 |
| 1969 | 179.5 | 15 |
| 1968 | 173.6 | 14.6 |
| 1967 | 168 | 14.3 |
| 1966 | 162.6 | 13.9 |
| 1965 | 157.4 | 13.5 |
| 1964 | 152.3 | 13.2 |
| 1963 | 147.4 | 12.8 |
| 1962 | 142.6 | 12.5 |
| 1961 | 138.2 | 12.2 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Cape Verde
|
Somalia
|
|
| 2024 | 68.4% | 48.5% |
| 2023 | 68% | 47.9% |
| 2022 | 67.5% | 47.3% |
| 2021 | 67.1% | 46.7% |
| 2020 | 66.7% | 46.1% |
| 2019 | 66.2% | 45.6% |
| 2018 | 65.7% | 45% |
| 2017 | 65.3% | 44.4% |
| 2016 | 64.8% | 43.8% |
| 2015 | 64.3% | 43.2% |
| 2014 | 63.8% | 42.7% |
| 2013 | 63.3% | 42.1% |
| 2012 | 62.8% | 41.6% |
| 2011 | 62.3% | 41% |
| 2010 | 61.8% | 39.3% |
| 2009 | 61% | 37.6% |
| 2008 | 60.2% | 36% |
| 2007 | 59.4% | 34.4% |
| 2006 | 58.5% | 37.1% |
| 2005 | 57.7% | 36.3% |
| 2004 | 56.8% | 35.5% |
| 2003 | 56% | 34.8% |
| 2002 | 55.1% | 34% |
| 2001 | 54.3% | 33.6% |
| 2000 | 53.4% | 33.2% |
| 1999 | 52.5% | 32.9% |
| 1998 | 51.6% | 32.5% |
| 1997 | 50.6% | 32.1% |
| 1996 | 49.7% | 31.8% |
| 1995 | 48.8% | 31.4% |
| 1994 | 47.8% | 31.1% |
| 1993 | 46.9% | 30.7% |
| 1992 | 46% | 30.4% |
| 1991 | 45% | 30% |
| 1990 | 44.1% | 29.7% |
| 1989 | 41.5% | 29.3% |
| 1988 | 38.9% | 29% |
| 1987 | 36.4% | 28.6% |
| 1986 | 33.9% | 28.3% |
| 1985 | 31.5% | 28.1% |
| 1984 | 29.8% | 27.8% |
| 1983 | 28.1% | 27.5% |
| 1982 | 26.5% | 27.3% |
| 1981 | 25% | 27% |
| 1980 | 23.5% | 26.8% |
| 1979 | 23% | 26.5% |
| 1978 | 22.6% | 26.3% |
| 1977 | 22.2% | 26% |
| 1976 | 21.8% | 25.7% |
| 1975 | 21.4% | 25.5% |
| 1974 | 21% | 25% |
| 1973 | 20.6% | 24.4% |
| 1972 | 20.3% | 23.8% |
| 1971 | 19.9% | 23.3% |
| 1970 | 19.6% | 22.7% |
| 1969 | 19.3% | 22.1% |
| 1968 | 19% | 21.6% |
| 1967 | 18.7% | 21% |
| 1966 | 18.4% | 20.5% |
| 1965 | 18.1% | 20% |
| 1964 | 17.8% | 19.5% |
| 1963 | 17.5% | 18.9% |
| 1962 | 17.2% | 18.4% |
| 1961 | 16.9% | 17.8% |
| 1960 | 16.7% | 17.3% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 56.8% to 68.4% in Cape Verde and from 35.5% to 48.5% in Somalia.
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