Gabon vs Qatar: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate

Gabon
2.38 % change on previous year
in 2025
Qatar
2.25 % change on previous year
in 2025
Gabon rank
58th
Qatar rank
61st

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time

  • Gabon
  • Qatar
0510152025195119882025

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 2.38 % change on previous year against 2.25 % change on previous year in Qatar, a difference of 0.13 % change on previous year.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Qatar ahead.

Gabon ranks 58th and Qatar ranks 61st of 234 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Qatar Difference Ahead
1950s 1.71 % change on previous year 12.65 % change on previous year 10.94 % change on previous year Qatar
1960s 10.78 % change on previous year 13.99 % change on previous year 3.21 % change on previous year Qatar
1970s 8.38 % change on previous year 10.51 % change on previous year 2.12 % change on previous year Qatar
1980s 5.27 % change on previous year 6.35 % change on previous year 1.07 % change on previous year Qatar
1990s 4.19 % change on previous year 4.12 % change on previous year 0.0623 % change on previous year Gabon
2000s 3.83 % change on previous year 10.45 % change on previous year 6.62 % change on previous year Qatar
2010s 3.65 % change on previous year 5.96 % change on previous year 2.31 % change on previous year Qatar
2020s 2.67 % change on previous year 1.86 % change on previous year 0.8131 % change on previous year Gabon

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, Gabon or Qatar?
Gabon, at 2.38 % change on previous year against 2.25 % change on previous year in Qatar as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between Gabon and Qatar?
0.13 % change on previous year, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Qatar?
75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
How do Gabon and Qatar rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
Gabon ranks 58th and Qatar ranks 61st 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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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 17,624 data points, 1951–2025
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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.