Eritrea vs Somalia: Rural population, annual growth rate
Eritrea
2.01 % change on previous year
in 2025
Somalia
2.21 % change on previous year
in 2025
Eritrea rank
18th
Somalia rank
15th
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Eritrea
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 2.21 % change on previous year against 2.01 % change on previous year in Eritrea, a difference of 0.2 % change on previous year.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 18th and Somalia ranks 15th of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.19 % change on previous year | 1.94 % change on previous year | 0.2508 % change on previous year | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 2.39 % change on previous year | 3.62 % change on previous year | 1.23 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1980s | 2.01 % change on previous year | 2.39 % change on previous year | 0.3851 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1990s | -0.9868 % change on previous year | 1.32 % change on previous year | 2.31 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2000s | 2.38 % change on previous year | 2.66 % change on previous year | 0.2784 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2010s | 1.21 % change on previous year | 0.4263 % change on previous year | 0.7856 % change on previous year | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 1.98 % change on previous year | 2.17 % change on previous year | 0.184 % change on previous year | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, Eritrea or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 2.21 % change on previous year against 2.01 % change on previous year in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Eritrea and Somalia?
- 0.2 % change on previous year, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Somalia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Somalia rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Eritrea ranks 18th 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.