Cook Islands vs Northern Mariana Islands: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
Cook Islands
-3.06 % change on previous year
in 2025
Northern Mariana Islands
-1.56 % change on previous year
in 2025
Cook Islands rank
233rd
Northern Mariana Islands rank
230th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time
- Cook Islands
- Northern Mariana Islands
How they compare
Northern Mariana Islands currently reports -1.56 % change on previous year against -3.06 % change on previous year in Cook Islands, a difference of 1.5 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 233rd and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 230th of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 4 and Northern Mariana Islands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Northern Mariana Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.25 % change on previous year | 2.28 % change on previous year | 1.97 % change on previous year | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 2.93 % change on previous year | 1.7 % change on previous year | 1.23 % change on previous year | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | -1.06 % change on previous year | 6.08 % change on previous year | 7.15 % change on previous year | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1980s | 0.156 % change on previous year | 10.02 % change on previous year | 9.86 % change on previous year | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1990s | 0.613 % change on previous year | 4.87 % change on previous year | 4.25 % change on previous year | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2000s | 1.56 % change on previous year | -1.63 % change on previous year | 3.18 % change on previous year | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 0.1086 % change on previous year | -1.3 % change on previous year | 1.41 % change on previous year | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | -2.88 % change on previous year | -1.56 % change on previous year | 1.32 % change on previous year | Northern Mariana 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, Cook Islands or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Northern Mariana Islands, at -1.56 % change on previous year against -3.06 % change on previous year in Cook Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between Cook Islands and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 1.5 % change on previous year, with Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Cook Islands and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Cook Islands ranks 233rd and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 230th 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.