Cape Verde vs Congo: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Cape Verde
70.0%
in 2025
Congo
69.7%
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
88th
Congo rank
89th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Cape Verde
- Congo
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 70.0% against 69.7% in Congo, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 102 shared years of data; in 1600 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 88th and Congo ranks 89th of 202 countries.
Across the 34 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 10 and Congo in 24.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1600s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Cape Verde |
| 1700s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Cape Verde |
| 1710s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Cape Verde |
| 1720s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 0.3% | Cape Verde |
| 1730s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 0.3% | Cape Verde |
| 1740s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 0.3% | Cape Verde |
| 1750s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 0.2% | Cape Verde |
| 1760s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 0.1% | Cape Verde |
| 1770s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 0.1% | Cape Verde |
| 1780s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 1790s | 2.7% | 2.9% | 0.2% | Congo |
| 1800s | 3.0% | 3.3% | 0.3% | Congo |
| 1810s | 3.3% | 3.8% | 0.5% | Congo |
| 1820s | 3.6% | 4.3% | 0.7% | Congo |
| 1830s | 3.9% | 4.9% | 1.0% | Congo |
| 1840s | 4.3% | 5.6% | 1.3% | Congo |
| 1850s | 4.7% | 6.4% | 1.7% | Congo |
| 1860s | 5.1% | 7.3% | 2.2% | Congo |
| 1870s | 5.6% | 8.4% | 2.7% | Congo |
| 1880s | 6.2% | 9.6% | 3.4% | Congo |
| 1890s | 6.8% | 10.9% | 4.2% | Congo |
| 1900s | 7.4% | 12.5% | 5.1% | Congo |
| 1910s | 8.1% | 14.3% | 6.2% | Congo |
| 1920s | 8.9% | 16.3% | 7.4% | Congo |
| 1930s | 9.7% | 18.6% | 8.9% | Congo |
| 1940s | 10.6% | 21.3% | 10.7% | Congo |
| 1950s | 13.2% | 27.2% | 13.9% | Congo |
| 1960s | 17.7% | 34.1% | 16.4% | Congo |
| 1970s | 19.8% | 42.6% | 22.7% | Congo |
| 1980s | 30.8% | 52.2% | 21.4% | Congo |
| 1990s | 48.8% | 56.7% | 7.9% | Congo |
| 2000s | 57.0% | 59.0% | 2.0% | Congo |
| 2010s | 63.9% | 64.5% | 0.6% | Congo |
| 2020s | 68.7% | 68.6% | 0.1% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Cape Verde or Congo?
- Cape Verde, at 70.0% against 69.7% in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Cape Verde and Congo?
- 0.3%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Congo?
- 102 years are reported by both, from 1600 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Congo rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Cape Verde ranks 88th and Congo ranks 89th 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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Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.