Angola vs Gambia: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Angola
1.1%
in 2025
Gambia
1.1%
in 2025
Angola rank
34th
Gambia rank
37th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Angola
- Gambia
How they compare
Angola currently reports 1.1% against 1.1% in Gambia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 34th and Gambia ranks 37th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 6 and Gambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.7% | -1.4% | 7.0% | Angola |
| 1960s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 0.1% | Angola |
| 1970s | 5.0% | 7.3% | 2.3% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 4.6% | 2.8% | 1.8% | Angola |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 0.1% | Angola |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.9% | 0.1% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Angola |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Angola or Gambia?
- Angola, at 1.1% against 1.1% in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Angola and Gambia?
- 0.0%, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Gambia?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Angola and Gambia rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Angola ranks 34th and Gambia ranks 37th 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.