Namibia vs Qatar: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Namibia
47.0%
in 2025
Qatar
46.2%
in 2025
Namibia rank
146th
Qatar rank
148th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Namibia
- Qatar
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 47.0% against 46.2% in Qatar, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Qatar ahead.
Namibia ranks 146th and Qatar ranks 148th of 202 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Qatar |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Qatar |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Qatar |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Qatar |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Qatar |
| 1500s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Qatar |
| 1600s | 0.4% | 1.1% | 0.6% | Qatar |
| 1700s | 1.3% | 3.3% | 1.9% | Qatar |
| 1710s | 1.5% | 3.7% | 2.2% | Qatar |
| 1720s | 1.7% | 4.0% | 2.4% | Qatar |
| 1730s | 1.8% | 4.4% | 2.6% | Qatar |
| 1740s | 2.0% | 4.8% | 2.8% | Qatar |
| 1750s | 2.2% | 5.3% | 3.1% | Qatar |
| 1760s | 2.4% | 5.8% | 3.4% | Qatar |
| 1770s | 2.6% | 6.3% | 3.7% | Qatar |
| 1780s | 2.9% | 6.9% | 4.1% | Qatar |
| 1790s | 3.1% | 7.6% | 4.5% | Qatar |
| 1800s | 3.4% | 8.3% | 4.9% | Qatar |
| 1810s | 3.8% | 9.1% | 5.4% | Qatar |
| 1820s | 4.1% | 10.0% | 5.9% | Qatar |
| 1830s | 4.5% | 10.9% | 6.4% | Qatar |
| 1840s | 4.9% | 12.0% | 7.0% | Qatar |
| 1850s | 5.4% | 13.1% | 7.7% | Qatar |
| 1860s | 5.9% | 14.4% | 8.4% | Qatar |
| 1870s | 6.5% | 15.7% | 9.2% | Qatar |
| 1880s | 7.1% | 17.2% | 10.1% | Qatar |
| 1890s | 7.8% | 18.9% | 11.1% | Qatar |
| 1900s | 8.5% | 20.7% | 12.1% | Qatar |
| 1910s | 9.3% | 22.6% | 13.3% | Qatar |
| 1920s | 10.2% | 24.8% | 14.6% | Qatar |
| 1930s | 11.2% | 27.1% | 16.0% | Qatar |
| 1940s | 12.2% | 29.7% | 17.5% | Qatar |
| 1950s | 15.3% | 33.1% | 17.8% | Qatar |
| 1960s | 19.8% | 34.4% | 14.5% | Qatar |
| 1970s | 23.5% | 37.6% | 14.1% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 26.1% | 37.0% | 10.8% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 29.1% | 42.1% | 13.0% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 34.2% | 46.2% | 12.0% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 40.8% | 46.2% | 5.5% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 46.2% | 0.6% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Namibia or Qatar?
- Namibia, at 47.0% against 46.2% in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Namibia and Qatar?
- 0.8%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Qatar?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Qatar rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Namibia ranks 146th and Qatar ranks 148th 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.