Eritrea vs Syrian Arab Republic: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Eritrea
0.0%
in 2025
Syrian Arab Republic
0.0%
in 2025
Eritrea rank
197th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
200th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Eritrea
- Syrian Arab Republic
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.3 times Syrian Arab Republic's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 197th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 200th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 6 and Syrian Arab Republic in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Syrian Arab Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.8% | 1.3% | 2.5% | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 2.1% | 0.8% | 1.3% | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 0.5% | 1.9% | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 6.3% | 0.6% | 5.7% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2010s | -0.1% | 2.9% | 3.0% | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2020s | -0.3% | -0.4% | 0.1% | 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 Syrian Arab Republic?
- Eritrea, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Eritrea and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 0.0%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Eritrea ranks 197th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 200th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – 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.