Brunei Darussalam vs Saudi Arabia: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Brunei Darussalam
0.2%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.2%
in 2025
Brunei Darussalam rank
141st
Saudi Arabia rank
138th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Brunei Darussalam
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Brunei Darussalam, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Brunei Darussalam's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brunei Darussalam ahead.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 141st and Saudi Arabia ranks 138th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brunei Darussalam averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei Darussalam | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.2% | 3.9% | 1.3% | Brunei Darussalam |
| 1960s | 3.9% | 4.5% | 0.5% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | -0.5% | 3.1% | 3.6% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 1.6% | 0.7% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Brunei Darussalam |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Brunei Darussalam |
| 2010s | -0.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Brunei Darussalam or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Brunei Darussalam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Brunei Darussalam and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and Saudi Arabia?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Brunei Darussalam and Saudi Arabia rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 141st and Saudi Arabia ranks 138th 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.