Eritrea vs Malta: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Eritrea
0.0223
in 2025
Malta
0.0264
in 2025
Eritrea rank
197th
Malta rank
195th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Eritrea
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.0264 against 0.0223 in Eritrea, a difference of 0.0041.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 197th and Malta ranks 195th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 6 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.79 | 0.1564 | 3.64 | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 2.14 | -0.0913 | 2.23 | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 1.17 | 0.0236 | 1.15 | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 2.37 | 0.1413 | 2.23 | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 6.26 | 0.2599 | 6 | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 0.5058 | 0.1025 | 0.4033 | Eritrea |
| 2010s | -0.1217 | 0.0908 | 0.2125 | Malta |
| 2020s | -0.3019 | 0.1117 | 0.4136 | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Eritrea or Malta?
- Malta, at 0.0264 against 0.0223 in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Eritrea and Malta?
- 0.0041, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Malta?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Malta rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Eritrea ranks 197th and Malta ranks 195th 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.