Switzerland vs Palestine, State of: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Switzerland
0.3%
in 2025
Palestine, State of
0.3%
in 2025
Switzerland rank
110th
Palestine, State of rank
113th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Switzerland
- Palestine, State of
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Palestine, State of, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palestine, State of ahead.
Switzerland ranks 110th and Palestine, State of ranks 113th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 3 and Palestine, State of in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Palestine, State of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.4% | 1.7% | 0.3% | Palestine, State of |
| 1960s | 1.2% | 2.2% | 1.0% | Palestine, State of |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 1.3% | 0.6% | Palestine, State of |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.6% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Palestine, State of |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 1.6% | 1.6% | Palestine, State of |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.8% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.6% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Switzerland or Palestine, State of?
- Switzerland, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Palestine, State of as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Switzerland and Palestine, State of?
- 0.0%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Palestine, State of?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Switzerland and Palestine, State of rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Switzerland ranks 110th and Palestine, State of ranks 113th 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.