Gambia vs Yemen: Long term urban population region
Gambia
42.08
in 2025
Yemen
41.77
in 2025
Gambia rank
161st
Yemen rank
162nd
Long term urban population region over time
- Gambia
- Yemen
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 42.08 against 41.77 in Yemen, a difference of 0.31.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 161st and Yemen ranks 162nd of 199 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 37 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0003 | 0.0003 | 0 | Gambia |
| 1100s | 0.0008 | 0.0008 | 0.0001 | Gambia |
| 1200s | 0.0025 | 0.0023 | 0.0002 | Gambia |
| 1300s | 0.0075 | 0.007 | 0.0005 | Gambia |
| 1400s | 0.0226 | 0.0211 | 0.0015 | Gambia |
| 1500s | 0.0678 | 0.0632 | 0.0046 | Gambia |
| 1600s | 0.2033 | 0.1895 | 0.0138 | Gambia |
| 1700s | 0.61 | 0.5686 | 0.0414 | Gambia |
| 1710s | 0.6873 | 0.6407 | 0.0466 | Gambia |
| 1720s | 0.7527 | 0.7017 | 0.0511 | Gambia |
| 1730s | 0.8244 | 0.7685 | 0.0559 | Gambia |
| 1740s | 0.9029 | 0.8417 | 0.0613 | Gambia |
| 1750s | 0.9889 | 0.9218 | 0.0671 | Gambia |
| 1760s | 1.08 | 1.01 | 0.0735 | Gambia |
| 1770s | 1.19 | 1.11 | 0.0805 | Gambia |
| 1780s | 1.3 | 1.21 | 0.0881 | Gambia |
| 1790s | 1.42 | 1.33 | 0.0965 | Gambia |
| 1800s | 1.56 | 1.45 | 0.1057 | Gambia |
| 1810s | 1.71 | 1.59 | 0.1158 | Gambia |
| 1820s | 1.87 | 1.74 | 0.1268 | Gambia |
| 1830s | 2.05 | 1.91 | 0.1389 | Gambia |
| 1840s | 2.24 | 2.09 | 0.1521 | Gambia |
| 1850s | 2.46 | 2.29 | 0.1666 | Gambia |
| 1860s | 2.69 | 2.51 | 0.1825 | Gambia |
| 1870s | 2.95 | 2.75 | 0.1999 | Gambia |
| 1880s | 3.23 | 3.01 | 0.2189 | Gambia |
| 1890s | 3.53 | 3.29 | 0.2397 | Gambia |
| 1900s | 3.87 | 3.61 | 0.2626 | Gambia |
| 1910s | 4.24 | 3.95 | 0.2876 | Gambia |
| 1920s | 4.64 | 4.33 | 0.315 | Gambia |
| 1930s | 5.09 | 4.74 | 0.345 | Gambia |
| 1940s | 5.57 | 5.19 | 0.3778 | Gambia |
| 1950s | 6.33 | 7.12 | 0.7897 | Yemen |
| 1960s | 8.32 | 11.14 | 2.81 | Yemen |
| 1970s | 14.34 | 15.38 | 1.04 | Yemen |
| 1980s | 19.37 | 18.96 | 0.4097 | Gambia |
| 1990s | 25.94 | 24.04 | 1.91 | Gambia |
| 2000s | 33.24 | 29.13 | 4.11 | Gambia |
| 2010s | 38.21 | 34.85 | 3.36 | Gambia |
| 2020s | 41.32 | 40.17 | 1.15 | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long term urban population region, Gambia or Yemen?
- Gambia, at 42.08 against 41.77 in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long term urban population region between Gambia and Yemen?
- 0.31, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Yemen?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Yemen rank globally for long term urban population region?
- Gambia ranks 161st and Yemen ranks 162nd 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.