Madagascar vs Zimbabwe: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Madagascar
1.44
in 2025
Zimbabwe
1.49
in 2025
Madagascar rank
24th
Zimbabwe rank
21st
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Madagascar
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 1.49 against 1.44 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.05.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 24th and Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.31 | 1.42 | 1.89 | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 2.63 | 3.31 | 0.6835 | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 2.75 | 2.51 | 0.2376 | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 1.72 | 2.82 | 1.1 | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 1.34 | 0.9979 | 0.3435 | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 1.09 | 0.1173 | 0.9754 | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.9527 | 1.12 | 0.1664 | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 1.38 | 1.81 | 0.4298 | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Madagascar or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 1.49 against 1.44 in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Madagascar and Zimbabwe?
- 0.05, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zimbabwe?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Zimbabwe rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Madagascar ranks 24th 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.