Saudi Arabia vs Vanuatu: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Saudi Arabia
0.2%
in 2025
Vanuatu
0.2%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia rank
138th
Vanuatu rank
135th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 138th and Vanuatu ranks 135th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 5 and Vanuatu in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 0.4% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 4.5% | 3.3% | 1.2% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 0.2% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 2.4% | 0.9% | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 1.5% | 1.0% | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 1.3% | 1.0% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 0.2% | -0.7% | 0.9% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.2% | -0.5% | 0.6% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Saudi Arabia or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Saudi Arabia and Vanuatu?
- 0.0%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Vanuatu?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Vanuatu rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 138th and Vanuatu ranks 135th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – 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.