Afghanistan vs Liberia: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Afghanistan
0.9824
in 2025
Liberia
0.9706
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
43rd
Liberia rank
45th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Afghanistan
- Liberia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.9824 against 0.9706 in Liberia, a difference of 0.0118.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Liberia ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 43rd and Liberia ranks 45th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Liberia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.37 | 3.72 | 0.349 | Liberia |
| 1960s | 3.22 | 3.4 | 0.1789 | Liberia |
| 1970s | 3.44 | 3.19 | 0.2516 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 1 | 1.82 | 0.814 | Liberia |
| 1990s | 0.7098 | 0.287 | 0.4228 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 1.74 | 0.937 | 0.7994 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 1.37 | 1.04 | 0.3337 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.5621 | 0.9847 | 0.4226 | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Afghanistan or Liberia?
- Afghanistan, at 0.9824 against 0.9706 in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Afghanistan and Liberia?
- 0.0118, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Liberia?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Liberia rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Afghanistan ranks 43rd and Liberia ranks 45th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.