Aruba vs Benin: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Aruba
50.6%
in 2025
Benin
51.3%
in 2025
Aruba rank
139th
Benin rank
137th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Aruba
- Benin
How they compare
Benin currently reports 51.3% against 50.6% in Aruba, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Aruba ahead.
Aruba ranks 139th and Benin ranks 137th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 39 and Benin in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Benin | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Aruba |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Aruba |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Aruba |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Aruba |
| 1400s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Aruba |
| 1500s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Aruba |
| 1600s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Aruba |
| 1700s | 2.0% | 0.2% | 1.8% | Aruba |
| 1710s | 2.1% | 0.2% | 1.9% | Aruba |
| 1720s | 2.4% | 0.2% | 2.2% | Aruba |
| 1730s | 2.7% | 0.2% | 2.5% | Aruba |
| 1740s | 3.1% | 0.3% | 2.8% | Aruba |
| 1750s | 3.5% | 0.3% | 3.2% | Aruba |
| 1760s | 4.0% | 0.4% | 3.7% | Aruba |
| 1770s | 4.6% | 0.4% | 4.2% | Aruba |
| 1780s | 5.3% | 0.5% | 4.8% | Aruba |
| 1790s | 6.0% | 0.5% | 5.5% | Aruba |
| 1800s | 6.9% | 0.6% | 6.3% | Aruba |
| 1810s | 7.9% | 0.7% | 7.2% | Aruba |
| 1820s | 9.0% | 0.8% | 8.2% | Aruba |
| 1830s | 10.3% | 0.9% | 9.3% | Aruba |
| 1840s | 11.7% | 1.0% | 10.7% | Aruba |
| 1850s | 13.4% | 1.2% | 12.2% | Aruba |
| 1860s | 15.3% | 1.4% | 14.0% | Aruba |
| 1870s | 17.5% | 1.5% | 15.9% | Aruba |
| 1880s | 20.0% | 1.8% | 18.2% | Aruba |
| 1890s | 22.9% | 2.0% | 20.8% | Aruba |
| 1900s | 26.1% | 2.3% | 23.8% | Aruba |
| 1910s | 29.9% | 2.6% | 27.2% | Aruba |
| 1920s | 34.1% | 3.0% | 31.1% | Aruba |
| 1930s | 39.0% | 3.5% | 35.5% | Aruba |
| 1940s | 44.6% | 3.9% | 40.6% | Aruba |
| 1950s | 50.3% | 6.2% | 44.1% | Aruba |
| 1960s | 47.3% | 11.6% | 35.7% | Aruba |
| 1970s | 49.3% | 20.8% | 28.5% | Aruba |
| 1980s | 51.1% | 30.2% | 20.8% | Aruba |
| 1990s | 49.1% | 36.9% | 12.2% | Aruba |
| 2000s | 46.9% | 40.5% | 6.4% | Aruba |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 44.9% | 2.8% | Aruba |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 49.9% | 0.2% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Aruba or Benin?
- Benin, at 51.3% against 50.6% in Aruba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Aruba and Benin?
- 0.7%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Benin?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Aruba and Benin rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Aruba ranks 139th and Benin ranks 137th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.