Gambia vs Kyrgyzstan: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Gambia
42.1%
in 2025
Kyrgyzstan
43.4%
in 2025
Gambia rank
163rd
Kyrgyzstan rank
160th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Gambia
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 43.4% against 42.1% in Gambia, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Gambia ranks 163rd and Kyrgyzstan ranks 160th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 9 and Kyrgyzstan in 31.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1500s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1600s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1700s | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1710s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1720s | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1730s | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1740s | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1750s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1760s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Gambia |
| 1770s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Gambia |
| 1780s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Gambia |
| 1790s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Gambia |
| 1800s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Gambia |
| 1810s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 0.5% | Gambia |
| 1820s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 0.4% | Gambia |
| 1830s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 0.2% | Gambia |
| 1840s | 2.2% | 2.3% | 0.0% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1850s | 2.5% | 2.8% | 0.4% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1860s | 2.7% | 3.6% | 0.9% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1870s | 2.9% | 4.4% | 1.5% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1880s | 3.2% | 5.6% | 2.3% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1890s | 3.5% | 6.9% | 3.4% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1900s | 3.9% | 8.7% | 4.8% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1910s | 4.2% | 10.8% | 6.6% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1920s | 4.6% | 13.6% | 8.9% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1930s | 5.1% | 16.9% | 11.9% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1940s | 5.6% | 21.2% | 15.6% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1950s | 6.3% | 30.2% | 23.8% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1960s | 8.3% | 35.7% | 27.4% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1970s | 14.3% | 38.1% | 23.8% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1980s | 19.4% | 38.4% | 19.0% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1990s | 25.9% | 36.5% | 10.5% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2000s | 33.2% | 35.4% | 2.2% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2010s | 38.2% | 37.7% | 0.5% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 41.3% | 42.0% | 0.7% | Kyrgyzstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Gambia or Kyrgyzstan?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 43.4% against 42.1% in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Gambia and Kyrgyzstan?
- 1.3%, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Kyrgyzstan?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Gambia ranks 163rd and Kyrgyzstan ranks 160th 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.