Gabon vs Lebanon: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Gabon
0.2%
in 2025
Lebanon
0.2%
in 2025
Gabon rank
127th
Lebanon rank
130th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Gabon
- Lebanon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Lebanon, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lebanon ahead.
Gabon ranks 127th and Lebanon ranks 130th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 7 and Lebanon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9% | 2.6% | 1.6% | Lebanon |
| 1960s | 9.1% | 3.6% | 5.5% | Gabon |
| 1970s | 5.6% | 2.3% | 3.3% | Gabon |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 1.2% | 1.1% | Gabon |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 0.3% | 1.1% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.6% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Gabon or Lebanon?
- Gabon, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Lebanon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Gabon and Lebanon?
- 0.0%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Lebanon?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Lebanon rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Gabon ranks 127th and Lebanon ranks 130th 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.