Gabon vs Sweden: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Gabon
0.24
in 2025
Sweden
0.2474
in 2025
Gabon rank
127th
Sweden rank
125th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Gabon
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.2474 against 0.24 in Gabon, a difference of 0.0074.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sweden ahead.
Gabon ranks 127th and Sweden ranks 125th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 7 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9173 | 1.14 | 0.2214 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 9.07 | 1.17 | 7.9 | Gabon |
| 1970s | 5.63 | 0.2577 | 5.37 | Gabon |
| 1980s | 2.34 | 0.0343 | 2.3 | Gabon |
| 1990s | 1.43 | 0.079 | 1.36 | Gabon |
| 2000s | 0.8288 | 0.1193 | 0.7095 | Gabon |
| 2010s | 0.4719 | 0.3234 | 0.1485 | Gabon |
| 2020s | 0.3786 | 0.2565 | 0.1222 | 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 Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.2474 against 0.24 in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Gabon and Sweden?
- 0.0074, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Sweden?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Sweden rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Gabon ranks 127th and Sweden ranks 125th 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.