Belgium vs Guadeloupe: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Belgium
97.8%
in 2025
Guadeloupe
98.8%
in 2025
Belgium rank
9th
Guadeloupe rank
8th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Belgium
- Guadeloupe
How they compare
Guadeloupe currently reports 98.8% against 97.8% in Belgium, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 9th and Guadeloupe ranks 8th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 28 and Guadeloupe in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Guadeloupe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.0% | 0.0% | 3.0% | Belgium |
| 1100s | 9.9% | 0.0% | 9.9% | Belgium |
| 1200s | 12.5% | 0.0% | 12.5% | Belgium |
| 1300s | 15.0% | 0.1% | 14.9% | Belgium |
| 1400s | 26.2% | 0.4% | 25.8% | Belgium |
| 1500s | 29.6% | 1.1% | 28.5% | Belgium |
| 1600s | 29.3% | 3.2% | 26.1% | Belgium |
| 1700s | 30.6% | 9.5% | 21.1% | Belgium |
| 1710s | 28.9% | 10.7% | 18.2% | Belgium |
| 1720s | 27.2% | 11.8% | 15.5% | Belgium |
| 1730s | 25.6% | 12.9% | 12.7% | Belgium |
| 1740s | 23.9% | 14.1% | 9.8% | Belgium |
| 1750s | 22.2% | 15.5% | 6.7% | Belgium |
| 1760s | 22.1% | 16.9% | 5.2% | Belgium |
| 1770s | 22.0% | 18.5% | 3.5% | Belgium |
| 1780s | 21.9% | 20.3% | 1.6% | Belgium |
| 1790s | 21.8% | 22.3% | 0.5% | Guadeloupe |
| 1800s | 21.7% | 24.4% | 2.7% | Guadeloupe |
| 1810s | 26.3% | 26.7% | 0.3% | Guadeloupe |
| 1820s | 31.0% | 29.2% | 1.8% | Belgium |
| 1830s | 35.6% | 32.0% | 3.6% | Belgium |
| 1840s | 40.3% | 35.1% | 5.2% | Belgium |
| 1850s | 44.9% | 38.4% | 6.5% | Belgium |
| 1860s | 49.6% | 42.1% | 7.5% | Belgium |
| 1870s | 54.2% | 46.1% | 8.1% | Belgium |
| 1880s | 58.9% | 50.5% | 8.4% | Belgium |
| 1890s | 63.5% | 55.3% | 8.2% | Belgium |
| 1900s | 68.1% | 60.5% | 7.6% | Belgium |
| 1910s | 72.8% | 66.3% | 6.5% | Belgium |
| 1920s | 77.4% | 72.6% | 4.8% | Belgium |
| 1930s | 82.1% | 79.5% | 2.6% | Belgium |
| 1940s | 86.7% | 87.1% | 0.4% | Guadeloupe |
| 1950s | 91.7% | 95.5% | 3.8% | Guadeloupe |
| 1960s | 93.1% | 95.3% | 2.2% | Guadeloupe |
| 1970s | 94.4% | 96.2% | 1.7% | Guadeloupe |
| 1980s | 95.6% | 98.2% | 2.6% | Guadeloupe |
| 1990s | 96.7% | 98.5% | 1.8% | Guadeloupe |
| 2000s | 97.3% | 98.8% | 1.5% | Guadeloupe |
| 2010s | 97.5% | 98.8% | 1.3% | Guadeloupe |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 98.8% | 1.1% | Guadeloupe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Belgium or Guadeloupe?
- Guadeloupe, at 98.8% against 97.8% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Belgium and Guadeloupe?
- 1.0%, with Guadeloupe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Guadeloupe?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Guadeloupe rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Belgium ranks 9th and Guadeloupe ranks 8th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β 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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Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.