Eritrea vs Syria: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Eritrea
0.0223
in 2025
Syria
0.0173
in 2025
Eritrea rank
197th
Syria rank
200th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Eritrea
- Syria
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 0.0223 against 0.0173 in Syria, a difference of 0.005.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.3 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 197th and Syria ranks 200th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 6 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.79 | 1.3 | 2.49 | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 2.14 | 0.8203 | 1.32 | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 1.17 | 0.7508 | 0.4228 | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 2.37 | 0.4521 | 1.92 | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 6.26 | 0.5836 | 5.67 | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 0.5058 | 0.684 | 0.1782 | Syria |
| 2010s | -0.1217 | 2.86 | 2.98 | Syria |
| 2020s | -0.3019 | -0.3622 | 0.0603 | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Eritrea or Syria?
- Eritrea, at 0.0223 against 0.0173 in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Eritrea and Syria?
- 0.005, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Syria?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Syria rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Eritrea ranks 197th and Syria ranks 200th 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.