Least developed countries vs Somalia: Population, female, annual growth rate
Least developed countries
2.32 % change on previous year
in 2025
Somalia
3.41 % change on previous year
in 2025
Least developed countries rank
9th
Somalia rank
7th
Population, female, annual growth rate over time
- Least developed countries
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 3.41 % change on previous year against 2.32 % change on previous year in Least developed countries, a difference of 1.09 % change on previous year.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.5 times Least developed countries's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.
Least developed countries ranks 9th and Somalia ranks 7th of 44 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Least developed countries averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Least developed countries | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.54 % change on previous year | 2.63 % change on previous year | 0.0991 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1970s | 2.55 % change on previous year | 4.15 % change on previous year | 1.6 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1980s | 2.56 % change on previous year | 2.75 % change on previous year | 0.1854 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1990s | 2.65 % change on previous year | 1.84 % change on previous year | 0.8063 % change on previous year | Least developed countries |
| 2000s | 2.46 % change on previous year | 3.45 % change on previous year | 0.9879 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2010s | 2.4 % change on previous year | 2.97 % change on previous year | 0.5775 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2020s | 2.33 % change on previous year | 3.46 % change on previous year | 1.13 % change on previous year | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, annual growth rate, Least developed countries or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 3.41 % change on previous year against 2.32 % change on previous year in Least developed countries as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female, annual growth rate between Least developed countries and Somalia?
- 1.09 % change on previous year, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Somalia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Least developed countries and Somalia rank globally for population, female, annual growth rate?
- Least developed countries ranks 9th and Somalia ranks 7th of 44 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, female, 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 Population, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.