Equatorial Guinea vs Zimbabwe: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Equatorial Guinea
46.4%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
47.1%
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
147th
Zimbabwe rank
145th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 47.1% against 46.4% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 147th and Zimbabwe ranks 145th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 8 and Zimbabwe in 32.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 1500s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 1600s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 1700s | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 1710s | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 1720s | 0.0% | 1.3% | 1.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 1730s | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 1740s | 0.0% | 1.6% | 1.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 1750s | 0.0% | 1.7% | 1.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 1760s | 0.1% | 1.9% | 1.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 1770s | 0.1% | 2.1% | 2.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 1780s | 0.1% | 2.3% | 2.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 1790s | 0.2% | 2.5% | 2.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 1800s | 0.2% | 2.7% | 2.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 1810s | 0.3% | 3.0% | 2.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 1820s | 0.4% | 3.3% | 2.9% | Zimbabwe |
| 1830s | 0.5% | 3.6% | 3.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 1840s | 0.7% | 3.9% | 3.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 1850s | 0.9% | 4.3% | 3.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 1860s | 1.2% | 4.7% | 3.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 1870s | 1.5% | 5.1% | 3.6% | Zimbabwe |
| 1880s | 2.1% | 5.6% | 3.6% | Zimbabwe |
| 1890s | 2.8% | 6.2% | 3.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 1900s | 3.7% | 6.8% | 3.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 1910s | 4.9% | 7.4% | 2.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 6.5% | 8.1% | 1.6% | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 8.7% | 8.9% | 0.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 11.6% | 9.7% | 1.9% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1950s | 19.8% | 11.5% | 8.3% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1960s | 25.7% | 14.5% | 11.1% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 26.6% | 19.6% | 7.0% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 30.1% | 25.1% | 5.0% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 38.4% | 31.5% | 6.9% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 39.6% | 35.7% | 3.9% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 41.3% | 41.0% | 0.4% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 44.8% | 45.7% | 0.8% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Equatorial Guinea or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 47.1% against 46.4% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Equatorial Guinea and Zimbabwe?
- 0.7%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Zimbabwe?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 147th and Zimbabwe ranks 145th 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
Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.