Gambia vs Laos: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
Gambia
3.35 % change on previous year
in 2025
Laos
3.27 % change on previous year
in 2025
Gambia rank
34th
Laos rank
37th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time
- Gambia
- Laos
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 3.35 % change on previous year against 3.27 % change on previous year in Laos, a difference of 0.08 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Laos ahead.
Gambia ranks 34th and Laos ranks 37th of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 5 and Laos in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.21 % change on previous year | 2.77 % change on previous year | 1.56 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 1960s | 5.74 % change on previous year | 3.93 % change on previous year | 1.82 % change on previous year | Gambia |
| 1970s | 10.98 % change on previous year | 5.09 % change on previous year | 5.88 % change on previous year | Gambia |
| 1980s | 7.12 % change on previous year | 4.82 % change on previous year | 2.3 % change on previous year | Gambia |
| 1990s | 6.28 % change on previous year | 6.01 % change on previous year | 0.2748 % change on previous year | Gambia |
| 2000s | 4.87 % change on previous year | 5.28 % change on previous year | 0.4147 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 2010s | 3.87 % change on previous year | 3.32 % change on previous year | 0.5561 % change on previous year | Gambia |
| 2020s | 3.24 % change on previous year | 3.39 % change on previous year | 0.1452 % change on previous year | Laos |
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, Gambia or Laos?
- Gambia, at 3.35 % change on previous year against 3.27 % change on previous year in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between Gambia and Laos?
- 0.08 % change on previous year, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Laos?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Laos rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Gambia ranks 34th and Laos ranks 37th 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.