Bangladesh vs Benin: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Bangladesh
1.75
in 2025
Benin
1.55
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
18th
Benin rank
20th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Bangladesh
- Benin
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 1.75 against 1.55 in Benin, a difference of 0.2.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 18th and Benin ranks 20th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Benin in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Benin | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.72 | 3.66 | 1.95 | Benin |
| 1960s | 3.58 | 5.86 | 2.29 | Benin |
| 1970s | 6.78 | 4.47 | 2.32 | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 3.23 | 2.5 | 0.7309 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 1.63 | 0.9882 | 0.6397 | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 1.74 | 1.11 | 0.6223 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 1.18 | 1.41 | 0.2315 | Benin |
| 2020s | 1.33 | 1.52 | 0.1983 | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Bangladesh or Benin?
- Bangladesh, at 1.75 against 1.55 in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Bangladesh and Benin?
- 0.2, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Benin?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Benin rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Bangladesh ranks 18th and Benin ranks 20th 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.