Afghanistan vs Somalia: Rural population, annual growth rate
Afghanistan
2.47 % change on previous year
in 2025
Somalia
2.21 % change on previous year
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
12th
Somalia rank
15th
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 2.47 % change on previous year against 2.21 % change on previous year in Somalia, a difference of 0.26 % change on previous year.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 12th and Somalia ranks 15th of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.89 % change on previous year | 1.94 % change on previous year | 0.0544 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1970s | 1.63 % change on previous year | 3.62 % change on previous year | 1.99 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1980s | -1.5 % change on previous year | 2.39 % change on previous year | 3.89 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1990s | 5.19 % change on previous year | 1.32 % change on previous year | 3.86 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 2.87 % change on previous year | 2.66 % change on previous year | 0.2141 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 2.8 % change on previous year | 0.4263 % change on previous year | 2.37 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 2.3 % change on previous year | 2.17 % change on previous year | 0.1276 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, Afghanistan or Somalia?
- Afghanistan, at 2.47 % change on previous year against 2.21 % change on previous year in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 0.26 % change on previous year, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 12th and Somalia ranks 15th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.