Faroe Islands vs Guatemala: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Faroe Islands
0.6%
in 2025
Guatemala
0.6%
in 2025
Faroe Islands rank
68th
Guatemala rank
65th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Faroe Islands
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guatemala ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 68th and Guatemala ranks 65th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 3 and Guatemala in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.8% | 2.4% | 0.7% | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 2.9% | 1.3% | 1.7% | Faroe Islands |
| 1970s | 1.3% | -0.9% | 2.1% | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 2.3% | 1.6% | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 1.8% | 1.5% | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Faroe Islands or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Faroe Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Faroe Islands and Guatemala?
- 0.0%, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Guatemala?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Faroe Islands and Guatemala rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Faroe Islands ranks 68th and Guatemala ranks 65th 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.