Bhutan vs Tanzania: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Bhutan
2.04
in 2025
Tanzania
1.97
in 2025
Bhutan rank
10th
Tanzania rank
12th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Bhutan
- Tanzania
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 2.04 against 1.97 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.07.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tanzania ahead.
Bhutan ranks 10th and Tanzania ranks 12th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 5 and Tanzania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.73 | 3.12 | 1.4 | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 2.18 | 1.92 | 0.2611 | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 13.4 | 8.98 | 4.42 | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 5.28 | 2.56 | 2.72 | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 3.18 | 1.6 | 1.58 | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 2.1 | 2.36 | 0.2515 | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 1.58 | 1.88 | 0.2969 | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 1.8 | 1.72 | 0.0844 | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Bhutan or Tanzania?
- Bhutan, at 2.04 against 1.97 in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Bhutan and Tanzania?
- 0.07, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Tanzania?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Tanzania rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Bhutan ranks 10th and Tanzania ranks 12th 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.