Guinea-Bissau vs Senegal: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
Guinea-Bissau
3.38 % change on previous year
in 2025
Senegal
3.31 % change on previous year
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
33rd
Senegal rank
36th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Senegal
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 3.38 % change on previous year against 3.31 % change on previous year in Senegal, a difference of 0.07 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd and Senegal ranks 36th of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 5 and Senegal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.78 % change on previous year | 3.13 % change on previous year | 0.6589 % change on previous year | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1960s | 1.29 % change on previous year | 6.11 % change on previous year | 4.82 % change on previous year | Senegal |
| 1970s | 4.75 % change on previous year | 4.4 % change on previous year | 0.3467 % change on previous year | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 7.94 % change on previous year | 3.66 % change on previous year | 4.28 % change on previous year | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 4.18 % change on previous year | 3.09 % change on previous year | 1.09 % change on previous year | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 3.2 % change on previous year | 3.08 % change on previous year | 0.1231 % change on previous year | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 3.61 % change on previous year | 4.35 % change on previous year | 0.7428 % change on previous year | Senegal |
| 2020s | 3.31 % change on previous year | 4.37 % change on previous year | 1.07 % change on previous year | Senegal |
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, Guinea-Bissau or Senegal?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 3.38 % change on previous year against 3.31 % change on previous year in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between Guinea-Bissau and Senegal?
- 0.07 % change on previous year, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Senegal?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Senegal rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd and Senegal ranks 36th 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.