Equatorial Guinea vs Netherlands: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Equatorial Guinea
0.3%
in 2025
Netherlands
0.3%
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
114th
Netherlands rank
111th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 114th and Netherlands ranks 111th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.3% | 0.6% | 4.7% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 0.6% | 2.1% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 1.2% | 1.7% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 0.8% | 2.2% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Equatorial Guinea or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Equatorial Guinea and Netherlands?
- 0.0%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Netherlands?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Netherlands rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 114th and Netherlands ranks 111th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β 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.