Afghanistan vs Zambia: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Afghanistan
0.9824
in 2025
Zambia
0.979
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
43rd
Zambia rank
44th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Afghanistan
- Zambia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.9824 against 0.979 in Zambia, a difference of 0.0034.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 43rd and Zambia ranks 44th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.37 | 3.91 | 0.5398 | Zambia |
| 1960s | 3.22 | 5.83 | 2.61 | Zambia |
| 1970s | 3.44 | 2.81 | 0.6286 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 1 | -0.1031 | 1.11 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.7098 | -0.9047 | 1.61 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 1.74 | 0.9858 | 0.7506 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 1.37 | 0.9473 | 0.4246 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.5621 | 0.915 | 0.3529 | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Afghanistan or Zambia?
- Afghanistan, at 0.9824 against 0.979 in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Afghanistan and Zambia?
- 0.0034, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Zambia?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Zambia rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Afghanistan ranks 43rd and Zambia ranks 44th 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.