Netherlands Antilles vs Uruguay: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Netherlands Antilles
95.1%
in 2025
Uruguay
93.9%
in 2025
Netherlands Antilles rank
16th
Uruguay rank
19th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Netherlands Antilles
- Uruguay
How they compare
Netherlands Antilles currently reports 95.1% against 93.9% in Uruguay, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Netherlands Antilles ahead.
Netherlands Antilles ranks 16th and Uruguay ranks 19th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Netherlands Antilles averaged higher in 34 and Uruguay in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands Antilles | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1300s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1400s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1500s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1600s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 0.1% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1700s | 8.0% | 7.8% | 0.3% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1710s | 9.1% | 8.8% | 0.3% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1720s | 9.9% | 9.6% | 0.3% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1730s | 10.9% | 10.5% | 0.3% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1740s | 11.9% | 11.5% | 0.4% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1750s | 13.0% | 12.6% | 0.4% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1760s | 14.3% | 13.8% | 0.5% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1770s | 15.7% | 15.2% | 0.5% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1780s | 17.1% | 16.6% | 0.5% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1790s | 18.8% | 18.2% | 0.6% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1800s | 20.6% | 19.9% | 0.7% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1810s | 22.5% | 21.8% | 0.7% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1820s | 24.7% | 23.9% | 0.8% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1830s | 27.0% | 26.2% | 0.9% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1840s | 29.6% | 28.6% | 0.9% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1850s | 32.4% | 31.4% | 1.0% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1860s | 35.5% | 34.4% | 1.1% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1870s | 38.9% | 37.6% | 1.2% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1880s | 42.6% | 41.2% | 1.4% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1890s | 46.6% | 45.1% | 1.5% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1900s | 51.1% | 49.4% | 1.6% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1910s | 55.9% | 54.2% | 1.8% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1920s | 61.3% | 59.3% | 2.0% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1930s | 67.1% | 65.0% | 2.1% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1940s | 73.5% | 71.1% | 2.3% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1950s | 73.3% | 79.0% | 5.7% | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 71.7% | 81.2% | 9.5% | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 78.2% | 83.5% | 5.3% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 83.4% | 87.0% | 3.6% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 88.1% | 90.4% | 2.3% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 91.8% | 91.9% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 92.9% | 0.9% | Netherlands Antilles |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 93.7% | 1.2% | Netherlands Antilles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Netherlands Antilles or Uruguay?
- Netherlands Antilles, at 95.1% against 93.9% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Netherlands Antilles and Uruguay?
- 1.2%, with Netherlands Antilles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands Antilles and Uruguay?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands Antilles and Uruguay rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Netherlands Antilles ranks 16th and Uruguay ranks 19th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β 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.