Libya vs Tonga: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Libya
0.0326
in 2025
Tonga
0.0358
in 2025
Libya rank
191st
Tonga rank
189th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Libya
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 0.0358 against 0.0326 in Libya, a difference of 0.0032.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tonga ahead.
Libya ranks 191st and Tonga ranks 189th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 6 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4147 | 3.17 | 2.75 | Tonga |
| 1960s | 6.29 | 1.13 | 5.16 | Libya |
| 1970s | 4.75 | 0.1887 | 4.56 | Libya |
| 1980s | 1.38 | 0.7336 | 0.6509 | Libya |
| 1990s | 0.789 | 0.3928 | 0.3962 | Libya |
| 2000s | 0.1581 | 0.1654 | 0.0073 | Tonga |
| 2010s | -0.0343 | -0.5647 | 0.5303 | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.0193 | -0.7328 | 0.7521 | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Libya or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 0.0358 against 0.0326 in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Libya and Tonga?
- 0.0032, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Tonga?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Tonga rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Libya ranks 191st and Tonga ranks 189th 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.