Cape Verde vs Tuvalu: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Cape Verde
1.1%
in 2025
Tuvalu
1.1%
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
36th
Tuvalu rank
35th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Cape Verde
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 1.1% against 1.1% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 36th and Tuvalu ranks 35th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 5 and Tuvalu in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.5% | 0.4% | 0.9% | Tuvalu |
| 1960s | 10.6% | 1.6% | 9.1% | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 7.2% | 5.2% | Tuvalu |
| 1980s | 6.3% | 2.8% | 3.5% | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.4% | 0.7% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.9% | 0.5% | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 0.4% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Cape Verde or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 1.1% against 1.1% in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Cape Verde and Tuvalu?
- 0.0%, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Tuvalu?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Tuvalu rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Cape Verde ranks 36th and Tuvalu ranks 35th 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.