Qatar vs Tonga: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Qatar
0.0%
in 2025
Tonga
0.0%
in 2025
Qatar rank
188th
Tonga rank
189th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Qatar
- Tonga
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Tonga, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 188th and Tonga ranks 189th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 7 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.3% | 3.2% | 5.1% | Qatar |
| 1960s | 1.8% | 1.1% | 0.7% | Qatar |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.6% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 0.1% | -0.6% | 0.6% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 0.0% | -0.7% | 0.8% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Qatar or Tonga?
- Qatar, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Qatar and Tonga?
- 0.0%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Tonga?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and Tonga rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Qatar ranks 188th and Tonga ranks 189th 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.