Nepal vs Rwanda: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Nepal
25.5%
in 2025
Rwanda
25.7%
in 2025
Nepal rank
191st
Rwanda rank
190th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Nepal
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 25.7% against 25.5% in Nepal, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 191st and Rwanda ranks 190th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 37 and Rwanda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Nepal |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Nepal |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Nepal |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Nepal |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Nepal |
| 1500s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Nepal |
| 1600s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Nepal |
| 1700s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 1710s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 1720s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 1730s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 1740s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 1750s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 1760s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 1770s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Nepal |
| 1780s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Nepal |
| 1790s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Nepal |
| 1800s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Nepal |
| 1810s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Nepal |
| 1820s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Nepal |
| 1830s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Nepal |
| 1840s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Nepal |
| 1850s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Nepal |
| 1860s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Nepal |
| 1870s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Nepal |
| 1880s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Nepal |
| 1890s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Nepal |
| 1900s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 0.5% | Nepal |
| 1910s | 1.8% | 1.2% | 0.5% | Nepal |
| 1920s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 0.6% | Nepal |
| 1930s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 0.7% | Nepal |
| 1940s | 2.3% | 1.6% | 0.7% | Nepal |
| 1950s | 2.9% | 2.0% | 0.9% | Nepal |
| 1960s | 3.6% | 2.7% | 0.9% | Nepal |
| 1970s | 4.8% | 3.9% | 0.8% | Nepal |
| 1980s | 7.3% | 5.1% | 2.2% | Nepal |
| 1990s | 10.7% | 8.0% | 2.8% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 15.9% | 0.2% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 20.8% | 0.2% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 24.5% | 0.2% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Nepal or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 25.7% against 25.5% in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Nepal and Rwanda?
- 0.2%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Rwanda?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Nepal and Rwanda rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Nepal ranks 191st and Rwanda ranks 190th 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.