Gambia vs Tuvalu: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Gambia
1.1%
in 2025
Tuvalu
1.1%
in 2025
Gambia rank
37th
Tuvalu rank
35th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Gambia
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 1.1% against 1.1% in Gambia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Gambia ranks 37th and Tuvalu ranks 35th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Tuvalu in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.4% | 0.4% | 1.7% | Tuvalu |
| 1960s | 3.3% | 1.6% | 1.7% | Gambia |
| 1970s | 7.3% | 7.2% | 0.1% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 0.0% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 1.4% | 1.4% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 0.0% | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Gambia or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 1.1% against 1.1% in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Gambia and Tuvalu?
- 0.0%, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Tuvalu?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Tuvalu rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Gambia ranks 37th and Tuvalu ranks 35th 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.