Kiribati vs Thailand: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Kiribati
1.44
in 2025
Thailand
1.48
in 2025
Kiribati rank
23rd
Thailand rank
22nd
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Kiribati
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 1.48 against 1.44 in Kiribati, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 23rd and Thailand ranks 22nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.69 | 1.33 | 2.36 | Kiribati |
| 1960s | 4.92 | 1.15 | 3.78 | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 2.81 | 2.52 | 0.2883 | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 0.7612 | 0.9368 | 0.1756 | Thailand |
| 1990s | 2.08 | 5.03 | 2.95 | Thailand |
| 2000s | 1.12 | 3.45 | 2.33 | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.79 | 2.63 | 0.8354 | Thailand |
| 2020s | 1.79 | 1.86 | 0.0702 | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Kiribati or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 1.48 against 1.44 in Kiribati as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Kiribati and Thailand?
- 0.04, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Thailand?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Thailand rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Kiribati ranks 23rd and Thailand ranks 22nd 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.