Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Guinea-Bissau
1.25
in 2025
Nigeria
1.25
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
29th
Nigeria rank
28th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.25 against 1.25 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 29th and Nigeria ranks 28th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.07 | 3.34 | 0.2678 | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 1.1 | 3.54 | 2.44 | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 1.28 | 3.07 | 1.79 | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 6.13 | 2.52 | 3.61 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 1.59 | 2.08 | 0.4934 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.8262 | 1.79 | 0.9665 | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.02 | 1.47 | 0.4505 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 1.3 | 0.2468 | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Guinea-Bissau or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 1.25 against 1.25 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria?
- 0, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 29th and Nigeria ranks 28th 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.