Thailand vs Zimbabwe: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Thailand
1.48
in 2025
Zimbabwe
1.49
in 2025
Thailand rank
22nd
Zimbabwe rank
21st
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Thailand
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 1.49 against 1.48 in Thailand, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Thailand ahead.
Thailand ranks 22nd and Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.33 | 1.42 | 0.0895 | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 1.15 | 3.31 | 2.17 | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 2.52 | 2.51 | 0.0091 | Thailand |
| 1980s | 0.9368 | 2.82 | 1.89 | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 5.03 | 0.9979 | 4.03 | Thailand |
| 2000s | 3.45 | 0.1173 | 3.33 | Thailand |
| 2010s | 2.63 | 1.12 | 1.51 | Thailand |
| 2020s | 1.86 | 1.81 | 0.046 | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Thailand or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 1.49 against 1.48 in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Thailand and Zimbabwe?
- 0.01, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Zimbabwe?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Thailand and Zimbabwe rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Thailand ranks 22nd and Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.