Cambodia vs Tonga: Share of population living in urbanized areas

Cambodia
26.6%
in 2025
Tonga
28.0%
in 2025
Cambodia rank
187th
Tonga rank
186th

Share of population living in urbanized areas over time

  • Cambodia
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 28.0% against 26.6% in Cambodia, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Cambodia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 187th and Tonga ranks 186th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 31 and Tonga in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Tonga Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Cambodia
1100s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Cambodia
1200s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Cambodia
1300s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Cambodia
1400s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Cambodia
1500s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Cambodia
1600s 0.3% 0.0% 0.3% Cambodia
1700s 1.0% 0.1% 0.9% Cambodia
1710s 1.1% 0.1% 1.1% Cambodia
1720s 1.2% 0.1% 1.2% Cambodia
1730s 1.4% 0.1% 1.3% Cambodia
1740s 1.5% 0.1% 1.4% Cambodia
1750s 1.6% 0.1% 1.5% Cambodia
1760s 1.8% 0.2% 1.6% Cambodia
1770s 1.9% 0.2% 1.7% Cambodia
1780s 2.1% 0.3% 1.8% Cambodia
1790s 2.3% 0.4% 2.0% Cambodia
1800s 2.6% 0.5% 2.1% Cambodia
1810s 2.8% 0.6% 2.2% Cambodia
1820s 3.1% 0.7% 2.4% Cambodia
1830s 3.4% 0.9% 2.5% Cambodia
1840s 3.7% 1.1% 2.6% Cambodia
1850s 4.0% 1.4% 2.6% Cambodia
1860s 4.4% 1.7% 2.7% Cambodia
1870s 4.8% 2.2% 2.7% Cambodia
1880s 5.3% 2.7% 2.6% Cambodia
1890s 5.8% 3.4% 2.4% Cambodia
1900s 6.3% 4.2% 2.1% Cambodia
1910s 6.9% 5.3% 1.7% Cambodia
1920s 7.6% 6.6% 1.0% Cambodia
1930s 8.3% 8.2% 0.1% Cambodia
1940s 9.1% 10.3% 1.2% Tonga
1950s 9.9% 15.7% 5.8% Tonga
1960s 10.9% 21.5% 10.6% Tonga
1970s 13.4% 22.2% 8.9% Tonga
1980s 12.5% 22.1% 9.7% Tonga
1990s 14.5% 23.0% 8.5% Tonga
2000s 18.6% 23.4% 4.8% Tonga
2010s 22.0% 24.4% 2.4% Tonga
2020s 25.4% 26.8% 1.4% Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Cambodia or Tonga?
Tonga, at 28.0% against 26.6% in Cambodia as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Cambodia and Tonga?
1.4%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Tonga?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Cambodia and Tonga rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
Cambodia ranks 187th and Tonga ranks 186th 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
Last refreshed

Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.