Gambia vs Kenya: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Gambia
1.09
in 2025
Kenya
1.08
in 2025
Gambia rank
37th
Kenya rank
40th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Gambia
- Kenya
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 1.09 against 1.08 in Kenya, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Gambia ranks 37th and Kenya ranks 40th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 6 and Kenya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.35 | 3.39 | 4.74 | Kenya |
| 1960s | 3.26 | 2.04 | 1.22 | Gambia |
| 1970s | 7.33 | 4.52 | 2.81 | Gambia |
| 1980s | 2.79 | 1.46 | 1.33 | Gambia |
| 1990s | 2.82 | 0.5624 | 2.25 | Gambia |
| 2000s | 1.86 | 5.08 | 3.22 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 1.06 | -0.217 | 1.28 | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.8938 | 0.6317 | 0.2621 | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Gambia or Kenya?
- Gambia, at 1.09 against 1.08 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Gambia and Kenya?
- 0.01, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Kenya?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Kenya rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Gambia ranks 37th and Kenya ranks 40th 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.