Burkina Faso vs Solomon Islands: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Burkina Faso
2.1%
in 2025
Solomon Islands
2.1%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
7th
Solomon Islands rank
8th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Burkina Faso
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 2.1% against 2.1% in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 7th and Solomon Islands ranks 8th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Solomon Islands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.6% | 10.3% | 8.7% | Solomon Islands |
| 1960s | 1.6% | 9.8% | 8.2% | Solomon Islands |
| 1970s | 3.2% | 4.3% | 1.1% | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | 4.8% | 2.5% | 2.3% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 1.3% | 1.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.4% | 0.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 3.3% | 2.4% | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 2.2% | 0.4% | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Burkina Faso or Solomon Islands?
- Burkina Faso, at 2.1% against 2.1% in Solomon Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Burkina Faso and Solomon Islands?
- 0.0%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Solomon Islands?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Solomon Islands rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Burkina Faso ranks 7th and Solomon Islands ranks 8th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – 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.