Namibia vs Zimbabwe: Long term urban population region
Namibia
47.04
in 2025
Zimbabwe
47.06
in 2025
Namibia rank
146th
Zimbabwe rank
145th
Long term urban population region over time
- Namibia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 47.06 against 47.04 in Namibia, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 146th and Zimbabwe ranks 145th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 36 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0006 | 0.0005 | 0.0001 | Namibia |
| 1100s | 0.0018 | 0.0015 | 0.0004 | Namibia |
| 1200s | 0.0055 | 0.0044 | 0.0011 | Namibia |
| 1300s | 0.0166 | 0.0131 | 0.0034 | Namibia |
| 1400s | 0.0497 | 0.0394 | 0.0102 | Namibia |
| 1500s | 0.149 | 0.1183 | 0.0307 | Namibia |
| 1600s | 0.4469 | 0.3548 | 0.0921 | Namibia |
| 1700s | 1.34 | 1.06 | 0.2764 | Namibia |
| 1710s | 1.51 | 1.2 | 0.3114 | Namibia |
| 1720s | 1.65 | 1.31 | 0.3411 | Namibia |
| 1730s | 1.81 | 1.44 | 0.3736 | Namibia |
| 1740s | 1.98 | 1.58 | 0.4091 | Namibia |
| 1750s | 2.17 | 1.73 | 0.4481 | Namibia |
| 1760s | 2.38 | 1.89 | 0.4908 | Namibia |
| 1770s | 2.61 | 2.07 | 0.5375 | Namibia |
| 1780s | 2.86 | 2.27 | 0.5887 | Namibia |
| 1790s | 3.13 | 2.48 | 0.6448 | Namibia |
| 1800s | 3.43 | 2.72 | 0.7062 | Namibia |
| 1810s | 3.75 | 2.98 | 0.7734 | Namibia |
| 1820s | 4.11 | 3.26 | 0.8471 | Namibia |
| 1830s | 4.5 | 3.57 | 0.9278 | Namibia |
| 1840s | 4.93 | 3.91 | 1.02 | Namibia |
| 1850s | 5.4 | 4.29 | 1.11 | Namibia |
| 1860s | 5.91 | 4.69 | 1.22 | Namibia |
| 1870s | 6.48 | 5.14 | 1.34 | Namibia |
| 1880s | 7.09 | 5.63 | 1.46 | Namibia |
| 1890s | 7.77 | 6.17 | 1.6 | Namibia |
| 1900s | 8.51 | 6.75 | 1.75 | Namibia |
| 1910s | 9.32 | 7.4 | 1.92 | Namibia |
| 1920s | 10.21 | 8.1 | 2.1 | Namibia |
| 1930s | 11.18 | 8.87 | 2.3 | Namibia |
| 1940s | 12.24 | 9.72 | 2.52 | Namibia |
| 1950s | 15.34 | 11.51 | 3.84 | Namibia |
| 1960s | 19.84 | 14.53 | 5.31 | Namibia |
| 1970s | 23.53 | 19.57 | 3.96 | Namibia |
| 1980s | 26.14 | 25.12 | 1.02 | Namibia |
| 1990s | 29.14 | 31.55 | 2.41 | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 34.22 | 35.7 | 1.48 | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 40.76 | 40.95 | 0.192 | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 45.6 | 45.66 | 0.0542 | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long term urban population region, Namibia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 47.06 against 47.04 in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long term urban population region between Namibia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.02, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zimbabwe?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Zimbabwe rank globally for long term urban population region?
- Namibia ranks 146th and Zimbabwe ranks 145th of 202 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.