French Guiana vs Guam: Annual growth rate of urban population share
French Guiana
0.1%
in 2025
Guam
0.1%
in 2025
French Guiana rank
176th
Guam rank
178th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- French Guiana
- Guam
How they compare
French Guiana currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Guam, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guam ahead.
French Guiana ranks 176th and Guam ranks 178th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, French Guiana averaged higher in 5 and Guam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Guiana | Guam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.0% | 11.4% | 10.4% | Guam |
| 1960s | 0.6% | 1.7% | 1.1% | Guam |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | French Guiana |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | French Guiana |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.7% | French Guiana |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | French Guiana |
| 2010s | -0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Guam |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | French Guiana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, French Guiana or Guam?
- French Guiana, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Guam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between French Guiana and Guam?
- 0.0%, with French Guiana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Guam?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do French Guiana and Guam rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- French Guiana ranks 176th and Guam ranks 178th 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.