Which has higher rural population, Somalia or Trinidad and Tobago?

Trinidad and Tobago, at 46.0% against 44.9% in Somalia as of 2025.

What is the difference in rural population between Somalia and Trinidad and Tobago?

1.1%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Trinidad and Tobago?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Somalia vs Trinidad and Tobago: Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization)

Somalia

44.9%

in 2025

Trinidad and Tobago

46.0%

in 2025

Somalia rank

75th

Trinidad and Tobago rank

73rd

Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization) over time

Somalia
Trinidad and Tobago

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 46.0% against 44.9% in Somalia, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

Somalia ranks 75th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 73rd of 218 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	Trinidad and Tobago	Difference	Ahead
1960s	79.9%	74.0%	5.9%	Somalia
1970s	74.8%	54.0%	20.8%	Somalia
1980s	72.1%	46.3%	25.8%	Somalia
1990s	69.1%	44.4%	24.6%	Somalia
2000s	64.7%	44.6%	20.0%	Somalia
2010s	55.7%	46.1%	9.7%	Somalia
2020s	46.2%	46.0%	0.2%	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Somalia or Trinidad and Tobago?: Trinidad and Tobago, at 46.0% against 44.9% in Somalia as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Somalia and Trinidad and Tobago?: 1.1%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Trinidad and Tobago?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Somalia and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for rural population?: Somalia ranks 75th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 73rd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rural population (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.