Benin vs Somalia: Rural population, per capita
Benin
0.4664 units per person
in 2025
Somalia
0.4486 units per person
in 2025
Benin rank
70th
Somalia rank
73rd
Rural population, per capita over time
- Benin
- Somalia
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.4664 units per person against 0.4486 units per person in Somalia, a difference of 0.0178 units per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 70th and Somalia ranks 73rd of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8716 units per person | 0.7991 units per person | 0.0724 units per person | Benin |
| 1970s | 0.7773 units per person | 0.7482 units per person | 0.0291 units per person | Benin |
| 1980s | 0.6911 units per person | 0.721 units per person | 0.0299 units per person | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.6343 units per person | 0.6906 units per person | 0.0563 units per person | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.5983 units per person | 0.647 units per person | 0.0487 units per person | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.5431 units per person | 0.5574 units per person | 0.0143 units per person | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.4862 units per person | 0.4625 units per person | 0.0238 units per person | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Benin or Somalia?
- Benin, at 0.4664 units per person against 0.4486 units per person in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Benin and Somalia?
- 0.0178 units per person, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Somalia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Somalia rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Benin ranks 70th and Somalia ranks 73rd of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.