Egypt vs Spain: Annual growth rate of urban population share

Egypt
0.2575
in 2025
Spain
0.2561
in 2025
Egypt rank
122nd
Spain rank
123rd

Annual growth rate of urban population share over time

  • Egypt
  • Spain
-0.500.511.52195019872025

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.2575 against 0.2561 in Spain, a difference of 0.0014.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 122nd and Spain ranks 123rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Spain Difference Ahead
1950s 1.85 0.8704 0.9827 Egypt
1960s 1.22 1.58 0.3599 Spain
1970s 0.339 0.8096 0.4705 Spain
1980s -0.0496 0.467 0.5166 Spain
1990s -0.2194 0.1812 0.4006 Spain
2000s 0.0496 0.2991 0.2495 Spain
2010s -0.0995 0.1594 0.2589 Spain
2020s 0.1807 0.1981 0.0174 Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Egypt or Spain?
Egypt, at 0.2575 against 0.2561 in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Egypt and Spain?
0.0014, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Spain?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Spain rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
Egypt ranks 122nd and Spain ranks 123rd 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