Canada vs Western Sahara: Long term urban population region
Canada
85.22
in 2025
Western Sahara
84.92
in 2025
Canada rank
40th
Western Sahara rank
41st
Long term urban population region over time
- Canada
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Canada currently reports 85.22 against 84.92 in Western Sahara, a difference of 0.3.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 40th and Western Sahara ranks 41st of 199 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 36 and Western Sahara in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0009 | 0 | 0.0009 | Canada |
| 1100s | 0.0027 | 0.0001 | 0.0026 | Canada |
| 1200s | 0.0082 | 0.0004 | 0.0078 | Canada |
| 1300s | 0.0247 | 0.0012 | 0.0235 | Canada |
| 1400s | 0.0741 | 0.0037 | 0.0704 | Canada |
| 1500s | 0.2222 | 0.0111 | 0.2111 | Canada |
| 1600s | 0.6667 | 0.0333 | 0.6333 | Canada |
| 1700s | 2 | 0.1 | 1.9 | Canada |
| 1710s | 1.98 | 0.1464 | 1.84 | Canada |
| 1720s | 2.31 | 0.183 | 2.13 | Canada |
| 1730s | 2.7 | 0.2287 | 2.47 | Canada |
| 1740s | 3.15 | 0.2859 | 2.86 | Canada |
| 1750s | 3.67 | 0.3574 | 3.32 | Canada |
| 1760s | 4.29 | 0.4467 | 3.84 | Canada |
| 1770s | 5 | 0.5584 | 4.44 | Canada |
| 1780s | 5.84 | 0.698 | 5.14 | Canada |
| 1790s | 6.81 | 0.8725 | 5.94 | Canada |
| 1800s | 7.94 | 1.09 | 6.85 | Canada |
| 1810s | 9.27 | 1.36 | 7.9 | Canada |
| 1820s | 10.81 | 1.7 | 9.11 | Canada |
| 1830s | 12.61 | 2.13 | 10.48 | Canada |
| 1840s | 14.71 | 2.66 | 12.05 | Canada |
| 1850s | 17.17 | 3.33 | 13.84 | Canada |
| 1860s | 20.03 | 4.16 | 15.87 | Canada |
| 1870s | 23.37 | 5.2 | 18.16 | Canada |
| 1880s | 27.26 | 6.5 | 20.76 | Canada |
| 1890s | 31.8 | 8.13 | 23.68 | Canada |
| 1900s | 37.5 | 10.16 | 27.34 | Canada |
| 1910s | 45.42 | 12.7 | 32.72 | Canada |
| 1920s | 49.52 | 15.87 | 33.65 | Canada |
| 1930s | 56 | 19.84 | 36.16 | Canada |
| 1940s | 60 | 24.8 | 35.2 | Canada |
| 1950s | 65.01 | 31.14 | 33.87 | Canada |
| 1960s | 72.44 | 35.71 | 36.73 | Canada |
| 1970s | 76.05 | 56.76 | 19.29 | Canada |
| 1980s | 76.14 | 83.72 | 7.59 | Western Sahara |
| 1990s | 77.69 | 85.66 | 7.97 | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 80 | 83.85 | 3.85 | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 82.05 | 83.88 | 1.82 | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 84.54 | 84.41 | 0.1278 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long term urban population region, Canada or Western Sahara?
- Canada, at 85.22 against 84.92 in Western Sahara as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long term urban population region between Canada and Western Sahara?
- 0.3, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Western Sahara?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Western Sahara rank globally for long term urban population region?
- Canada ranks 40th and Western Sahara ranks 41st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.