Brazil vs India: Annual rate of change in urban populations

Brazil
0.1222
in 2020
India
0.14
in 2020
Brazil rank
103rd
India rank
100th

Annual rate of change in urban populations over time

  • Brazil
  • India
0123195519872020

How they compare

India currently reports 0.14 against 0.1222 in Brazil, a difference of 0.0178.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 103rd and India ranks 100th of 144 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and India in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil India Difference Ahead
1950s 3.21 1.1 2.11 Brazil
1960s 1.25 0.7801 0.471 Brazil
1970s 1.31 1.17 0.1338 Brazil
1980s 1.43 0.6191 0.8069 Brazil
1990s 0.8161 0.8136 0.0025 Brazil
2000s 0.5572 0.7227 0.1655 India
2010s 0.4724 0.3775 0.0949 Brazil
2020s 0.1222 0.14 0.0178 India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual rate of change in urban populations, Brazil or India?
India, at 0.14 against 0.1222 in Brazil as of 2020.
What is the difference in annual rate of change in urban populations between Brazil and India?
0.0178, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
14 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2020.
How do Brazil and India rank globally for annual rate of change in urban populations?
Brazil ranks 103rd and India ranks 100th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Annual rate of change in urban populations. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual rate of change in urban populations
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,685 data points, 1955–2020
Last refreshed