Somalia has a population density of 78.5 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. Somalia has 361,073 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Somalia and the Vatican are ranked 154th and 3rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Somalia has 0.23% of the world's population and 0.42% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in Somalia is 98.7% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Somalia
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 78.5 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 154/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
20177806
|
949
|
| Land area | 242,217 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 355,231 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 51.5% | n/a |
| Urban population | 48.5% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 11.2% | 0% |
Somalia vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in Somalia increased by 81.4%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, Somalia ranked 162nd for population density and is in 158th place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Somalia
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 78.5 | - |
| 2023 | 75.8 | - |
| 2022 | 73.5 | - |
| 2021 | 71.3 | - |
| 2020 | 68.7 | - |
| 2019 | 66.2 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 63.8 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 61.6 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 59.2 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 57 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 55.1 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 53.1 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 51.4 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 51 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 50.6 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 49.4 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 48.2 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 46.7 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 45.3 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 43.9 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 42.4 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 40.9 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 39.4 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 38 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 36.5 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 35.1 | - |
| 1998 | 33.7 | - |
| 1997 | 32.3 | - |
| 1996 | 31.2 | - |
| 1995 | 30.1 | - |
| 1994 | 29 | - |
| 1993 | 27.6 | - |
| 1992 | 26.8 | - |
| 1991 | 28.1 | - |
| 1990 | 29.2 | - |
| 1989 | 29.4 | - |
| 1988 | 29.9 | - |
| 1987 | 29.8 | - |
| 1986 | 28.8 | - |
| 1985 | 27.6 | - |
| 1984 | 26.5 | - |
| 1983 | 25.6 | - |
| 1982 | 24.8 | - |
| 1981 | 24.7 | - |
| 1980 | 24.5 | - |
| 1979 | 22.5 | - |
| 1978 | 19.9 | - |
| 1977 | 18.5 | - |
| 1976 | 18 | - |
| 1975 | 17.6 | - |
| 1974 | 17.1 | - |
| 1973 | 16.7 | - |
| 1972 | 16.3 | - |
| 1971 | 15.8 | - |
| 1970 | 15.4 | - |
| 1969 | 15 | - |
| 1968 | 14.6 | - |
| 1967 | 14.3 | - |
| 1966 | 13.9 | - |
| 1965 | 13.5 | - |
| 1964 | 13.2 | - |
| 1963 | 12.8 | - |
| 1962 | 12.5 | - |
| 1961 | 12.2 | - |
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