Algeria vs Guatemala: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Algeria
0.7%
in 2025
Guatemala
0.6%
in 2025
Algeria rank
62nd
Guatemala rank
65th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Algeria
- Guatemala
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.2 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guatemala ahead.
Algeria ranks 62nd and Guatemala ranks 65th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 5 and Guatemala in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.3% | 2.4% | 1.1% | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 2.6% | 1.3% | 1.3% | Algeria |
| 1970s | 0.7% | -0.9% | 1.5% | Algeria |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 0.3% | 1.8% | Algeria |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 2.3% | 0.9% | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.8% | 0.7% | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Algeria |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | 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 Guatemala?
- Algeria, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Algeria and Guatemala?
- 0.1%, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Guatemala?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Guatemala rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Algeria ranks 62nd and Guatemala ranks 65th 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.