Jordan vs Mexico: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Jordan
83.7%
in 2025
Mexico
82.6%
in 2025
Jordan rank
45th
Mexico rank
48th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Jordan
- Mexico
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 83.7% against 82.6% in Mexico, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 45th and Mexico ranks 48th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 33 and Mexico in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.5% | 0.0% | 2.5% | Jordan |
| 1100s | 2.7% | 0.0% | 2.7% | Jordan |
| 1200s | 2.9% | 0.0% | 2.9% | Jordan |
| 1300s | 3.0% | 0.0% | 3.0% | Jordan |
| 1400s | 3.2% | 0.1% | 3.1% | Jordan |
| 1500s | 3.3% | 0.2% | 3.1% | Jordan |
| 1600s | 3.5% | 0.5% | 2.9% | Jordan |
| 1700s | 3.6% | 1.6% | 2.0% | Jordan |
| 1710s | 4.1% | 1.7% | 2.4% | Jordan |
| 1720s | 4.5% | 2.0% | 2.5% | Jordan |
| 1730s | 4.9% | 2.2% | 2.7% | Jordan |
| 1740s | 5.4% | 2.6% | 2.8% | Jordan |
| 1750s | 5.9% | 2.9% | 3.0% | Jordan |
| 1760s | 6.4% | 3.3% | 3.1% | Jordan |
| 1770s | 7.1% | 3.8% | 3.2% | Jordan |
| 1780s | 7.7% | 4.4% | 3.4% | Jordan |
| 1790s | 8.5% | 5.0% | 3.5% | Jordan |
| 1800s | 9.3% | 5.7% | 3.6% | Jordan |
| 1810s | 10.2% | 6.5% | 3.6% | Jordan |
| 1820s | 11.1% | 7.4% | 3.7% | Jordan |
| 1830s | 12.2% | 8.5% | 3.7% | Jordan |
| 1840s | 13.4% | 9.7% | 3.6% | Jordan |
| 1850s | 14.6% | 11.1% | 3.5% | Jordan |
| 1860s | 16.0% | 12.7% | 3.3% | Jordan |
| 1870s | 17.5% | 14.5% | 3.0% | Jordan |
| 1880s | 19.2% | 16.6% | 2.6% | Jordan |
| 1890s | 21.0% | 19.0% | 2.1% | Jordan |
| 1900s | 23.0% | 21.7% | 1.4% | Jordan |
| 1910s | 25.2% | 24.8% | 0.5% | Jordan |
| 1920s | 27.6% | 28.3% | 0.7% | Mexico |
| 1930s | 30.3% | 32.3% | 2.1% | Mexico |
| 1940s | 33.2% | 37.0% | 3.8% | Mexico |
| 1950s | 41.6% | 45.8% | 4.2% | Mexico |
| 1960s | 51.1% | 54.3% | 3.2% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 55.4% | 62.5% | 7.1% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 62.7% | 68.3% | 5.6% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 75.2% | 72.6% | 2.6% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 78.7% | 75.9% | 2.7% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 79.4% | 0.9% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 83.0% | 81.9% | 1.0% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Jordan or Mexico?
- Jordan, at 83.7% against 82.6% in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Jordan and Mexico?
- 1.1%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Mexico?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Jordan and Mexico rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Jordan ranks 45th and Mexico ranks 48th 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.