Curaçao vs Iceland: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Curaçao
0.1%
in 2025
Iceland
0.0%
in 2025
Curaçao rank
182nd
Iceland rank
185th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Curaçao
- Iceland
How they compare
Curaçao currently reports 0.1% against 0.0% in Iceland, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Curaçao's figure about 1.3 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.
Curaçao ranks 182nd and Iceland ranks 185th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Curaçao averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Curaçao | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Iceland |
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Curaçao |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.6% | Curaçao |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Curaçao or Iceland?
- Curaçao, at 0.1% against 0.0% in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Curaçao and Iceland?
- 0.1%, with Curaçao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Curaçao and Iceland?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Curaçao and Iceland rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Curaçao ranks 182nd and Iceland ranks 185th 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.