Iraq vs Palau: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Iraq
0.1025
in 2025
Palau
0.1052
in 2025
Iraq rank
156th
Palau rank
155th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Iraq
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 0.1052 against 0.1025 in Iraq, a difference of 0.0027.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palau ahead.
Iraq ranks 156th and Palau ranks 155th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Palau in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.21 | 5.5 | 3.29 | Palau |
| 1960s | 2.66 | 2.99 | 0.3284 | Palau |
| 1970s | 1.5 | 0.7357 | 0.7628 | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.6358 | 1.07 | 0.439 | Palau |
| 1990s | -0.3329 | 0.0305 | 0.3634 | Palau |
| 2000s | 0.2103 | 1.45 | 1.24 | Palau |
| 2010s | 0.1221 | -0.1679 | 0.29 | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.0265 | 0.0444 | 0.0179 | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Iraq or Palau?
- Palau, at 0.1052 against 0.1025 in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Iraq and Palau?
- 0.0027, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Palau?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Palau rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Iraq ranks 156th and Palau ranks 155th 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.