Namibia vs Somalia: Number of poultry birds
Namibia
4.32 million animals
in 2024
Somalia
3.93 million animals
in 2024
Namibia rank
147th
Somalia rank
148th
Number of poultry birds over time
- Namibia
- Somalia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 4.32 million animals against 3.93 million animals in Somalia, a difference of 394,000 animals.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.
Namibia ranks 147th and Somalia ranks 148th of 198 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 419,111 animals | 1.57 million animals | 1.15 million animals | Somalia |
| 1970s | 925,000 animals | 2.38 million animals | 1.46 million animals | Somalia |
| 1980s | 1.43 million animals | 3.12 million animals | 1.69 million animals | Somalia |
| 1990s | 2.26 million animals | 2.75 million animals | 494,900 animals | Somalia |
| 2000s | 4.55 million animals | 3.37 million animals | 1.19 million animals | Namibia |
| 2010s | 4.75 million animals | 3.60 million animals | 1.15 million animals | Namibia |
| 2020s | 4.38 million animals | 3.91 million animals | 461,800 animals | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of poultry birds, Namibia or Somalia?
- Namibia, at 4.32 million animals against 3.93 million animals in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of poultry birds between Namibia and Somalia?
- 394,000 animals, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Somalia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Somalia rank globally for number of poultry birds?
- Namibia ranks 147th and Somalia ranks 148th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of poultry birds. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.