Cape Verde vs Mongolia: Share of population living in urbanized areas

Cape Verde
70.0%
in 2025
Mongolia
69.6%
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
88th
Mongolia rank
90th

Share of population living in urbanized areas over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Mongolia
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 70.0% against 69.6% in Mongolia, a difference of 0.4%.

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 Mongolia ranks 90th of 202 countries.

Across the 34 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 22 and Mongolia in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Mongolia Difference Ahead
1600s 0.4% 0.1% 0.3% Cape Verde
1700s 1.2% 0.3% 0.9% Cape Verde
1710s 1.3% 0.2% 1.1% Cape Verde
1720s 1.4% 0.3% 1.1% Cape Verde
1730s 1.6% 0.4% 1.2% Cape Verde
1740s 1.7% 0.4% 1.3% Cape Verde
1750s 1.9% 0.5% 1.4% Cape Verde
1760s 2.1% 0.6% 1.5% Cape Verde
1770s 2.3% 0.7% 1.5% Cape Verde
1780s 2.5% 0.9% 1.6% Cape Verde
1790s 2.7% 1.1% 1.7% Cape Verde
1800s 3.0% 1.3% 1.7% Cape Verde
1810s 3.3% 1.5% 1.7% Cape Verde
1820s 3.6% 1.8% 1.7% Cape Verde
1830s 3.9% 2.2% 1.7% Cape Verde
1840s 4.3% 2.6% 1.7% Cape Verde
1850s 4.7% 3.2% 1.5% Cape Verde
1860s 5.1% 3.8% 1.4% Cape Verde
1870s 5.6% 4.5% 1.1% Cape Verde
1880s 6.2% 5.4% 0.7% Cape Verde
1890s 6.8% 6.5% 0.2% Cape Verde
1900s 7.4% 7.8% 0.4% Mongolia
1910s 8.1% 9.4% 1.3% Mongolia
1920s 8.9% 11.3% 2.4% Mongolia
1930s 9.7% 13.6% 3.8% Mongolia
1940s 10.6% 16.3% 5.6% Mongolia
1950s 13.2% 26.1% 12.9% Mongolia
1960s 17.7% 40.8% 23.1% Mongolia
1970s 19.8% 47.2% 27.4% Mongolia
1980s 30.8% 54.4% 23.6% Mongolia
1990s 48.8% 56.5% 7.7% Mongolia
2000s 57.0% 58.7% 1.7% Mongolia
2010s 63.9% 64.5% 0.5% Mongolia
2020s 68.7% 68.5% 0.2% 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 Mongolia?
Cape Verde, at 70.0% against 69.6% in Mongolia as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Cape Verde and Mongolia?
0.4%, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Mongolia?
102 years are reported by both, from 1600 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Mongolia rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
Cape Verde ranks 88th and Mongolia ranks 90th 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

Indicator
Share of population living in urbanized areas
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
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Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.