Namibia vs Sierra Leone: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Namibia
47.0%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
47.2%
in 2025
Namibia rank
146th
Sierra Leone rank
144th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Namibia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 47.2% against 47.0% in Namibia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 146th and Sierra Leone ranks 144th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 34 and Sierra Leone in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Namibia |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Namibia |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Namibia |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Namibia |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Namibia |
| 1500s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Namibia |
| 1600s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Namibia |
| 1700s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Namibia |
| 1710s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Namibia |
| 1720s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 0.2% | Namibia |
| 1730s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 0.2% | Namibia |
| 1740s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 0.2% | Namibia |
| 1750s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 0.2% | Namibia |
| 1760s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 0.2% | Namibia |
| 1770s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 0.3% | Namibia |
| 1780s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 0.3% | Namibia |
| 1790s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 0.3% | Namibia |
| 1800s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 0.3% | Namibia |
| 1810s | 3.8% | 3.4% | 0.4% | Namibia |
| 1820s | 4.1% | 3.7% | 0.4% | Namibia |
| 1830s | 4.5% | 4.0% | 0.5% | Namibia |
| 1840s | 4.9% | 4.4% | 0.5% | Namibia |
| 1850s | 5.4% | 4.8% | 0.5% | Namibia |
| 1860s | 5.9% | 5.3% | 0.6% | Namibia |
| 1870s | 6.5% | 5.8% | 0.7% | Namibia |
| 1880s | 7.1% | 6.4% | 0.7% | Namibia |
| 1890s | 7.8% | 7.0% | 0.8% | Namibia |
| 1900s | 8.5% | 7.6% | 0.9% | Namibia |
| 1910s | 9.3% | 8.4% | 0.9% | Namibia |
| 1920s | 10.2% | 9.2% | 1.0% | Namibia |
| 1930s | 11.2% | 10.0% | 1.1% | Namibia |
| 1940s | 12.2% | 11.0% | 1.2% | Namibia |
| 1950s | 15.3% | 14.2% | 1.2% | Namibia |
| 1960s | 19.8% | 19.7% | 0.1% | Namibia |
| 1970s | 23.5% | 26.7% | 3.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 26.1% | 32.0% | 5.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 29.1% | 34.7% | 5.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 34.2% | 37.2% | 3.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 40.8% | 41.1% | 0.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 45.8% | 0.2% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Namibia or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 47.2% against 47.0% in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Namibia and Sierra Leone?
- 0.2%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sierra Leone?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Namibia ranks 146th and Sierra Leone ranks 144th 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.