Guyana vs Vanuatu: Share of population living in urbanized areas

Guyana
34.2%
in 2025
Vanuatu
34.5%
in 2025
Guyana rank
179th
Vanuatu rank
178th

Share of population living in urbanized areas over time

  • Guyana
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 34.5% against 34.2% in Guyana, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 179th and Vanuatu ranks 178th of 202 countries.

Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Guyana
1100s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Guyana
1200s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Guyana
1300s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Guyana
1400s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Guyana
1500s 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% Guyana
1600s 0.2% 0.0% 0.1% Guyana
1700s 0.5% 0.1% 0.4% Guyana
1710s 0.7% 0.2% 0.5% Guyana
1720s 0.8% 0.3% 0.6% Guyana
1730s 1.0% 0.3% 0.7% Guyana
1740s 1.1% 0.3% 0.8% Guyana
1750s 1.3% 0.4% 0.9% Guyana
1760s 1.6% 0.5% 1.1% Guyana
1770s 1.8% 0.5% 1.3% Guyana
1780s 2.1% 0.6% 1.5% Guyana
1790s 2.5% 0.7% 1.7% Guyana
1800s 2.9% 0.9% 2.0% Guyana
1810s 3.4% 1.0% 2.4% Guyana
1820s 3.9% 1.2% 2.7% Guyana
1830s 4.6% 1.4% 3.2% Guyana
1840s 5.3% 1.6% 3.7% Guyana
1850s 6.2% 1.9% 4.4% Guyana
1860s 7.3% 2.2% 5.1% Guyana
1870s 8.5% 2.5% 5.9% Guyana
1880s 9.9% 3.0% 6.9% Guyana
1890s 11.6% 3.5% 8.1% Guyana
1900s 13.5% 4.0% 9.4% Guyana
1910s 15.7% 4.7% 11.0% Guyana
1920s 18.4% 5.5% 12.8% Guyana
1930s 21.4% 6.4% 15.0% Guyana
1940s 25.0% 7.5% 17.5% Guyana
1950s 28.9% 9.5% 19.4% Guyana
1960s 29.0% 11.3% 17.7% Guyana
1970s 29.7% 13.4% 16.3% Guyana
1980s 30.7% 16.8% 13.9% Guyana
1990s 30.2% 20.5% 9.7% Guyana
2000s 29.5% 23.7% 5.8% Guyana
2010s 30.3% 28.0% 2.3% Guyana
2020s 32.8% 32.8% 0.0% Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Guyana or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 34.5% against 34.2% in Guyana as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Guyana and Vanuatu?
0.3%, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Vanuatu?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Guyana and Vanuatu rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
Guyana ranks 179th and Vanuatu ranks 178th 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.