Marshall Islands vs Myanmar: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Marshall Islands
0.5%
in 2025
Myanmar
0.5%
in 2025
Marshall Islands rank
82nd
Myanmar rank
81st
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Marshall Islands
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 82nd and Myanmar ranks 81st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 7 and Myanmar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.0% | 2.4% | 0.6% | Marshall Islands |
| 1960s | 4.3% | 2.1% | 2.2% | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 0.7% | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.7% | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Marshall Islands or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Marshall Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Marshall Islands and Myanmar?
- 0.0%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Myanmar?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Marshall Islands and Myanmar rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Marshall Islands ranks 82nd and Myanmar ranks 81st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by 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.
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About this data
Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.