Somalia vs Sudan: Rural population, annual growth rate
Somalia
2.21 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sudan
2.3 % change on previous year
in 2025
Somalia rank
15th
Sudan rank
13th
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Somalia
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 2.3 % change on previous year against 2.21 % change on previous year in Somalia, a difference of 0.09 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sudan ahead.
Somalia ranks 15th and Sudan ranks 13th of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 4 and Sudan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.94 % change on previous year | 2.69 % change on previous year | 0.7445 % change on previous year | Sudan |
| 1970s | 3.62 % change on previous year | 3.44 % change on previous year | 0.1837 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1980s | 2.39 % change on previous year | 1.62 % change on previous year | 0.7742 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1990s | 1.32 % change on previous year | 1.78 % change on previous year | 0.4532 % change on previous year | Sudan |
| 2000s | 2.66 % change on previous year | 2.41 % change on previous year | 0.2444 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.4263 % change on previous year | 2.51 % change on previous year | 2.08 % change on previous year | Sudan |
| 2020s | 2.17 % change on previous year | 2 % change on previous year | 0.1649 % 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, Somalia or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 2.3 % 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 Somalia and Sudan?
- 0.09 % change on previous year, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sudan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Sudan rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Somalia ranks 15th and Sudan ranks 13th 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.