Canada vs Latvia: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Canada
0.2119
in 2025
Latvia
0.2333
in 2025
Canada rank
132nd
Latvia rank
129th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Canada
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.2333 against 0.2119 in Canada, a difference of 0.0214.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Latvia ahead.
Canada ranks 132nd and Latvia ranks 129th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and Latvia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.06 | 2.29 | 1.22 | Latvia |
| 1960s | 0.9744 | 0.9545 | 0.02 | Canada |
| 1970s | -0.0171 | 0.8831 | 0.9002 | Latvia |
| 1980s | 0.1178 | 0.3685 | 0.2508 | Latvia |
| 1990s | 0.2567 | -0.386 | 0.6427 | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.302 | -0.0369 | 0.3389 | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.1103 | 0.0389 | 0.0715 | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.2271 | 0.1516 | 0.0755 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Canada or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 0.2333 against 0.2119 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Canada and Latvia?
- 0.0214, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Latvia?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Latvia rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Canada ranks 132nd and Latvia ranks 129th 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.