United States vs Western Sahara: Share of population living in urbanized areas
United States
86.3%
in 2025
Western Sahara
84.9%
in 2025
United States rank
40th
Western Sahara rank
43rd
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- United States
- Western Sahara
How they compare
United States currently reports 86.3% against 84.9% in Western Sahara, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was United States ahead.
United States ranks 40th and Western Sahara ranks 43rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, United States averaged higher in 36 and Western Sahara in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | United States |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | United States |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | United States |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | United States |
| 1400s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | United States |
| 1500s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | United States |
| 1600s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.6% | United States |
| 1700s | 2.0% | 0.1% | 1.9% | United States |
| 1710s | 2.0% | 0.1% | 1.8% | United States |
| 1720s | 2.2% | 0.2% | 2.1% | United States |
| 1730s | 2.5% | 0.2% | 2.3% | United States |
| 1740s | 2.8% | 0.3% | 2.5% | United States |
| 1750s | 3.2% | 0.4% | 2.8% | United States |
| 1760s | 3.6% | 0.4% | 3.1% | United States |
| 1770s | 4.0% | 0.6% | 3.5% | United States |
| 1780s | 4.5% | 0.7% | 3.8% | United States |
| 1790s | 5.1% | 0.9% | 4.2% | United States |
| 1800s | 6.1% | 1.1% | 5.0% | United States |
| 1810s | 7.3% | 1.4% | 5.9% | United States |
| 1820s | 7.2% | 1.7% | 5.5% | United States |
| 1830s | 8.8% | 2.1% | 6.7% | United States |
| 1840s | 10.8% | 2.7% | 8.1% | United States |
| 1850s | 15.3% | 3.3% | 12.0% | United States |
| 1860s | 19.8% | 4.2% | 15.6% | United States |
| 1870s | 25.7% | 5.2% | 20.5% | United States |
| 1880s | 28.2% | 6.5% | 21.7% | United States |
| 1890s | 35.1% | 8.1% | 27.0% | United States |
| 1900s | 39.6% | 10.2% | 29.4% | United States |
| 1910s | 45.6% | 12.7% | 32.9% | United States |
| 1920s | 51.2% | 15.9% | 35.3% | United States |
| 1930s | 56.2% | 19.8% | 36.4% | United States |
| 1940s | 60.0% | 24.8% | 35.2% | United States |
| 1950s | 66.6% | 31.1% | 35.4% | United States |
| 1960s | 71.6% | 35.7% | 35.8% | United States |
| 1970s | 73.6% | 56.8% | 16.8% | United States |
| 1980s | 74.3% | 83.7% | 9.4% | Western Sahara |
| 1990s | 78.1% | 85.7% | 7.6% | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 81.4% | 83.9% | 2.5% | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 83.5% | 83.9% | 0.3% | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 85.7% | 84.4% | 1.3% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, United States or Western Sahara?
- United States, at 86.3% against 84.9% in Western Sahara as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between United States and Western Sahara?
- 1.4%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Western Sahara?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do United States and Western Sahara rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- United States ranks 40th and Western Sahara ranks 43rd 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.