Italy vs Western Sahara: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Italy
0.1167
in 2025
Western Sahara
0.1063
in 2025
Italy rank
150th
Western Sahara rank
153rd
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Italy
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.1167 against 0.1063 in Western Sahara, a difference of 0.0104.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Western Sahara's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 150th and Western Sahara ranks 153rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Western Sahara in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.8029 | 0.0582 | 0.7447 | Italy |
| 1960s | 0.8512 | 2.3 | 1.45 | Western Sahara |
| 1970s | 0.3883 | 6.53 | 6.14 | Western Sahara |
| 1980s | -0.0131 | 1.15 | 1.16 | Western Sahara |
| 1990s | 0.0649 | 0.1509 | 0.0859 | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 0.1445 | 0.0496 | 0.095 | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.2035 | 0.042 | 0.1615 | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.0461 | 0.0505 | 0.0043 | Western Sahara |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Italy or Western Sahara?
- Italy, at 0.1167 against 0.1063 in Western Sahara as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Italy and Western Sahara?
- 0.0104, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Western Sahara?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Western Sahara rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Italy ranks 150th and Western Sahara ranks 153rd 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.