Lower middle income vs Somalia: Rural population, per unit of GDP
Lower middle income
0.0002 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Somalia
0.0007 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lower middle income rank
15th
Somalia rank
14th
Rural population, per unit of GDP over time
- Lower middle income
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP.
That makes Somalia's figure about 2.9 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 15th and Somalia ranks 14th of 45 groups.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0064 units per US$ of GDP | 0.011 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0047 units per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0063 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0028 units per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP | 0.004 units per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0037 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per unit of gdp, Lower middle income or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per unit of gdp between Lower middle income and Somalia?
- 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Somalia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lower middle income and Somalia rank globally for rural population, per unit of gdp?
- Lower middle income ranks 15th and Somalia ranks 14th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.