Algeria vs Botswana: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Algeria
0.7%
in 2025
Botswana
0.8%
in 2025
Algeria rank
62nd
Botswana rank
59th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Algeria
- Botswana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Algeria, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Botswana ahead.
Algeria ranks 62nd and Botswana ranks 59th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Botswana in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Algeria |
| 1960s | 2.6% | 10.5% | 7.9% | Botswana |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 5.4% | 4.7% | Botswana |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 10.7% | 8.7% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 2.2% | 0.8% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.8% | 0.6% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Algeria |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Algeria or Botswana?
- Botswana, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Algeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Algeria and Botswana?
- 0.1%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Botswana?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Botswana rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Algeria ranks 62nd and Botswana ranks 59th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by 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.
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About this data
Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.