Portugal vs Switzerland: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Portugal
0.3067
in 2025
Switzerland
0.3038
in 2025
Portugal rank
107th
Switzerland rank
110th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Portugal
- Switzerland
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.3067 against 0.3038 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0029.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.
Portugal ranks 107th and Switzerland ranks 110th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7474 | 1.41 | 0.6596 | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.0998 | Portugal |
| 1970s | 1.58 | 0.6577 | 0.923 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.47 | 1.13 | 0.3438 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.31 | 0.6896 | 0.6229 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1.2 | 0.0493 | 1.15 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.023 | 1.03 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.1319 | 0.857 | 0.7251 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Portugal or Switzerland?
- Portugal, at 0.3067 against 0.3038 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Portugal and Switzerland?
- 0.0029, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Switzerland rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Portugal ranks 107th and Switzerland ranks 110th 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.