Qatar vs Zimbabwe: Share of population living in urbanized areas

Qatar
46.2%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
47.1%
in 2025
Qatar rank
148th
Zimbabwe rank
145th

Share of population living in urbanized areas over time

  • Qatar
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 47.1% against 46.2% in Qatar, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Qatar ahead.

Qatar ranks 148th and Zimbabwe ranks 145th of 202 countries.

Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar Zimbabwe 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 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Qatar
1500s 0.4% 0.1% 0.2% Qatar
1600s 1.1% 0.4% 0.7% Qatar
1700s 3.3% 1.1% 2.2% Qatar
1710s 3.7% 1.2% 2.5% Qatar
1720s 4.0% 1.3% 2.7% Qatar
1730s 4.4% 1.4% 3.0% Qatar
1740s 4.8% 1.6% 3.2% Qatar
1750s 5.3% 1.7% 3.6% Qatar
1760s 5.8% 1.9% 3.9% Qatar
1770s 6.3% 2.1% 4.3% Qatar
1780s 6.9% 2.3% 4.7% Qatar
1790s 7.6% 2.5% 5.1% Qatar
1800s 8.3% 2.7% 5.6% Qatar
1810s 9.1% 3.0% 6.1% Qatar
1820s 10.0% 3.3% 6.7% Qatar
1830s 10.9% 3.6% 7.4% Qatar
1840s 12.0% 3.9% 8.1% Qatar
1850s 13.1% 4.3% 8.8% Qatar
1860s 14.4% 4.7% 9.7% Qatar
1870s 15.7% 5.1% 10.6% Qatar
1880s 17.2% 5.6% 11.6% Qatar
1890s 18.9% 6.2% 12.7% Qatar
1900s 20.7% 6.8% 13.9% Qatar
1910s 22.6% 7.4% 15.2% Qatar
1920s 24.8% 8.1% 16.7% Qatar
1930s 27.1% 8.9% 18.3% Qatar
1940s 29.7% 9.7% 20.0% Qatar
1950s 33.1% 11.5% 21.6% Qatar
1960s 34.4% 14.5% 19.8% Qatar
1970s 37.6% 19.6% 18.0% Qatar
1980s 37.0% 25.1% 11.9% Qatar
1990s 42.1% 31.5% 10.6% Qatar
2000s 46.2% 35.7% 10.5% Qatar
2010s 46.2% 41.0% 5.3% Qatar
2020s 46.2% 45.7% 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, Qatar or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 47.1% against 46.2% in Qatar as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Qatar and Zimbabwe?
0.9%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Zimbabwe?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Qatar and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
Qatar ranks 148th and Zimbabwe ranks 145th 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

Indicator
Share of population living in urbanized areas
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.