Democratic Republic of Congo vs Vietnam: Annual growth rate of urban population share

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.8133
in 2025
Vietnam
0.8707
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
56th
Vietnam rank
53rd

Annual growth rate of urban population share over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Vietnam
-5-2.502.557.5195019872025

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 0.8707 against 0.8133 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0574.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 56th and Vietnam ranks 53rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Vietnam in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Vietnam Difference Ahead
1950s 2 3.67 1.67 Vietnam
1960s 0.7192 3.22 2.5 Vietnam
1970s 1.1 -0.767 1.86 Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 1.19 -0.0366 1.23 Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 1.42 2.32 0.9053 Vietnam
2000s 1.23 2.2 0.9634 Vietnam
2010s 0.9416 1.56 0.6189 Vietnam
2020s 0.8425 1.77 0.9239 Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Democratic Republic of Congo or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 0.8707 against 0.8133 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Democratic Republic of Congo and Vietnam?
0.0574, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Vietnam?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Vietnam rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 56th and Vietnam ranks 53rd 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.

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Indicator
Annual growth rate of urban population share
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed