Somalia vs United States of America: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change
Somalia
58.4%
in 2022
United States of America
2.4%
in 2022
Somalia rank
31st
United States of America rank
31st
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change over time
- Somalia
- United States of America
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 58.4% against 2.4% in United States of America, a difference of 56.0%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 24.7 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 31st and United States of America ranks 31st of 249 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 0.4% | Somalia |
| 2010s | -4.9% | 1.8% | 6.7% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 2.4% | 23.1% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lakes and rivers permanent water area change, Somalia or United States of America?
- Somalia, at 58.4% against 2.4% in United States of America as of 2022.
- What is the difference in lakes and rivers permanent water area change between Somalia and United States of America?
- 56.0%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and United States of America?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Somalia and United States of America rank globally for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Somalia ranks 31st and United States of America ranks 31st of 249 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Lakes and rivers permanent water area change (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.