Angola vs Somalia: Land use over the long term
Angola
40.28 million
in 2025
Somalia
43.00 million
in 2025
Angola rank
15th
Somalia rank
14th
Land use over the long term over time
- Angola
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 43.00 million against 40.28 million in Angola, a difference of 2.72 million.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 15th and Somalia ranks 14th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 15 and Somalia in 25.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 7.33 million | 6.54 million | 789,610 | Angola |
| 1100s | 8.55 million | 7.79 million | 758,050 | Angola |
| 1200s | 9.77 million | 9.03 million | 745,710 | Angola |
| 1300s | 11.00 million | 10.24 million | 753,000 | Angola |
| 1400s | 12.83 million | 11.44 million | 1.39 million | Angola |
| 1500s | 14.66 million | 12.61 million | 2.05 million | Angola |
| 1600s | 15.58 million | 13.30 million | 2.28 million | Angola |
| 1700s | 16.49 million | 13.96 million | 2.53 million | Angola |
| 1710s | 16.69 million | 14.59 million | 2.10 million | Angola |
| 1720s | 16.82 million | 15.22 million | 1.60 million | Angola |
| 1730s | 16.94 million | 15.84 million | 1.10 million | Angola |
| 1740s | 17.08 million | 16.46 million | 617,700 | Angola |
| 1750s | 17.22 million | 17.08 million | 139,500 | Angola |
| 1760s | 17.38 million | 17.71 million | 329,400 | Somalia |
| 1770s | 17.54 million | 18.33 million | 787,600 | Somalia |
| 1780s | 17.71 million | 18.94 million | 1.23 million | Somalia |
| 1790s | 17.89 million | 19.56 million | 1.67 million | Somalia |
| 1800s | 18.09 million | 20.18 million | 2.09 million | Somalia |
| 1810s | 18.31 million | 20.79 million | 2.49 million | Somalia |
| 1820s | 18.54 million | 21.41 million | 2.87 million | Somalia |
| 1830s | 18.79 million | 22.02 million | 3.23 million | Somalia |
| 1840s | 19.07 million | 22.63 million | 3.56 million | Somalia |
| 1850s | 19.45 million | 23.24 million | 3.80 million | Somalia |
| 1860s | 20.83 million | 23.22 million | 2.39 million | Somalia |
| 1870s | 22.34 million | 23.21 million | 865,900 | Somalia |
| 1880s | 23.49 million | 23.42 million | 73,800 | Angola |
| 1890s | 24.70 million | 23.63 million | 1.07 million | Angola |
| 1900s | 23.50 million | 24.33 million | 834,000 | Somalia |
| 1910s | 21.68 million | 25.05 million | 3.37 million | Somalia |
| 1920s | 20.83 million | 25.53 million | 4.70 million | Somalia |
| 1930s | 24.18 million | 28.18 million | 4.00 million | Somalia |
| 1940s | 27.78 million | 30.49 million | 2.71 million | Somalia |
| 1950s | 36.89 million | 38.61 million | 1.72 million | Somalia |
| 1960s | 41.85 million | 43.00 million | 1.15 million | Somalia |
| 1970s | 41.70 million | 43.00 million | 1.30 million | Somalia |
| 1980s | 41.48 million | 43.00 million | 1.52 million | Somalia |
| 1990s | 41.31 million | 43.00 million | 1.69 million | Somalia |
| 2000s | 40.84 million | 43.00 million | 2.16 million | Somalia |
| 2010s | 40.28 million | 43.00 million | 2.72 million | Somalia |
| 2020s | 40.23 million | 43.00 million | 2.77 million | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use over the long term, Angola or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 43.00 million against 40.28 million in Angola as of 2025.
- What is the difference in land use over the long term between Angola and Somalia?
- 2.72 million, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Somalia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Angola and Somalia rank globally for land use over the long term?
- Angola ranks 15th and Somalia ranks 14th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.