Guinea-Bissau vs Sierra Leone: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Guinea-Bissau
1.25
in 2025
Sierra Leone
1.24
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
29th
Sierra Leone rank
30th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 1.25 against 1.24 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 29th and Sierra Leone ranks 30th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.07 | 3.41 | 0.3419 | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 1.1 | 3.33 | 2.23 | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 1.28 | 2.25 | 0.9723 | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 6.13 | 1.06 | 5.08 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 1.59 | 0.6055 | 0.9847 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 0.8262 | 0.8187 | 0.0074 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 1.02 | 1.11 | 0.0948 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 1.22 | 0.166 | Sierra Leone |
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 Sierra Leone?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 1.25 against 1.24 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
- 0.01, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 29th and Sierra Leone ranks 30th 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.