Solomon Islands vs Uganda: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Solomon Islands
2.1%
in 2025
Uganda
2.1%
in 2025
Solomon Islands rank
8th
Uganda rank
9th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Solomon Islands
- Uganda
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 2.1% against 2.1% in Uganda, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Solomon Islands ranks 8th and Uganda ranks 9th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Solomon Islands averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Solomon Islands | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.3% | 2.9% | 7.4% | Solomon Islands |
| 1960s | 9.8% | 3.6% | 6.2% | Solomon Islands |
| 1970s | 4.3% | 0.9% | 3.4% | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 3.6% | 1.1% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.8% | 0.5% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 4.6% | 2.2% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 4.4% | 1.0% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.3% | 0.0% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Solomon Islands or Uganda?
- Solomon Islands, at 2.1% against 2.1% in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Solomon Islands and Uganda?
- 0.0%, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Solomon Islands and Uganda?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Solomon Islands and Uganda rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Solomon Islands ranks 8th and Uganda ranks 9th 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.