Egypt vs Jordan: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Egypt
0.2575
in 2025
Jordan
0.2721
in 2025
Egypt rank
122nd
Jordan rank
121st
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Egypt
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 0.2721 against 0.2575 in Egypt, a difference of 0.0146.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jordan ahead.
Egypt ranks 122nd and Jordan ranks 121st of 236 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.85 | 2.61 | 0.7607 | Jordan |
| 1960s | 1.22 | 1.74 | 0.5203 | Jordan |
| 1970s | 0.339 | 1.63 | 1.29 | Jordan |
| 1980s | -0.0496 | 2.29 | 2.34 | Jordan |
| 1990s | -0.2194 | 0.4947 | 0.714 | Jordan |
| 2000s | 0.0496 | 0.4232 | 0.3736 | Jordan |
| 2010s | -0.0995 | 1.16 | 1.26 | Jordan |
| 2020s | 0.1807 | 0.2998 | 0.1192 | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Egypt or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 0.2721 against 0.2575 in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Egypt and Jordan?
- 0.0146, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Jordan?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Jordan rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Egypt ranks 122nd and Jordan ranks 121st 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.