Kiribati vs Zimbabwe: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Kiribati
1.44
in 2025
Zimbabwe
1.49
in 2025
Kiribati rank
23rd
Zimbabwe rank
21st
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Kiribati
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 1.49 against 1.44 in Kiribati, a difference of 0.05.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 23rd and Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 6 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.69 | 1.42 | 2.27 | Kiribati |
| 1960s | 4.92 | 3.31 | 1.61 | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 2.81 | 2.51 | 0.2974 | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 0.7612 | 2.82 | 2.06 | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 2.08 | 0.9979 | 1.08 | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 1.12 | 0.1173 | 0.9984 | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 1.79 | 1.12 | 0.6716 | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 1.79 | 1.81 | 0.0242 | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Kiribati or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 1.49 against 1.44 in Kiribati as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Kiribati and Zimbabwe?
- 0.05, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Zimbabwe?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Zimbabwe rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Kiribati ranks 23rd and Zimbabwe ranks 21st 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.