British Virgin Islands vs Iraq: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
British Virgin Islands
2.24 % change on previous year
in 2025
Iraq
2.2 % change on previous year
in 2025
British Virgin Islands rank
63rd
Iraq rank
64th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time
- British Virgin Islands
- Iraq
How they compare
British Virgin Islands currently reports 2.24 % change on previous year against 2.2 % change on previous year in Iraq, a difference of 0.04 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Iraq ahead.
British Virgin Islands ranks 63rd and Iraq ranks 64th of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 5 and Iraq in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.64 % change on previous year | 4.46 % change on previous year | 2.82 % change on previous year | Iraq |
| 1960s | 5.02 % change on previous year | 6.04 % change on previous year | 1.02 % change on previous year | Iraq |
| 1970s | 4.58 % change on previous year | 5.02 % change on previous year | 0.4388 % change on previous year | Iraq |
| 1980s | 9.1 % change on previous year | 3.55 % change on previous year | 5.55 % change on previous year | British Virgin Islands |
| 1990s | 3.81 % change on previous year | 2.77 % change on previous year | 1.04 % change on previous year | British Virgin Islands |
| 2000s | 4.19 % change on previous year | 2.66 % change on previous year | 1.54 % change on previous year | British Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 4.39 % change on previous year | 3.34 % change on previous year | 1.05 % change on previous year | British Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 3.03 % change on previous year | 2.25 % change on previous year | 0.7813 % change on previous year | British Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate, British Virgin Islands or Iraq?
- British Virgin Islands, at 2.24 % change on previous year against 2.2 % change on previous year in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between British Virgin Islands and Iraq?
- 0.04 % change on previous year, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Iraq?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do British Virgin Islands and Iraq rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 63rd and Iraq ranks 64th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.