South Sudan vs Thailand: Annual growth rate of urban population share
South Sudan
1.4%
in 2025
Thailand
1.5%
in 2025
South Sudan rank
25th
Thailand rank
22nd
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- South Sudan
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 1.5% against 1.4% in South Sudan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Sudan ahead.
South Sudan ranks 25th and Thailand ranks 22nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, South Sudan averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Sudan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.4% | 1.3% | 2.0% | South Sudan |
| 1960s | -0.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | Thailand |
| 1970s | -0.0% | 2.5% | 2.6% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 0.9% | 2.8% | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 5.0% | 2.4% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 3.5% | 2.6% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 2.6% | 1.2% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.9% | 0.4% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, South Sudan or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 1.5% against 1.4% in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between South Sudan and Thailand?
- 0.1%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Thailand?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do South Sudan and Thailand rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- South Sudan ranks 25th and Thailand ranks 22nd 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.