Guinea vs Zambia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
Guinea
3.53 % change on previous year
in 2025
Zambia
3.82 % change on previous year
in 2025
Guinea rank
26th
Zambia rank
23rd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time
- Guinea
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 3.82 % change on previous year against 3.53 % change on previous year in Guinea, a difference of 0.29 % change on previous year.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Zambia ahead.
Guinea ranks 26th and Zambia ranks 23rd of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.23 % change on previous year | 7.21 % change on previous year | 3.98 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 1960s | 7.69 % change on previous year | 9.48 % change on previous year | 1.79 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 1970s | 5.84 % change on previous year | 6.12 % change on previous year | 0.286 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 1980s | 3.79 % change on previous year | 2.96 % change on previous year | 0.8321 % change on previous year | Guinea |
| 1990s | 3.84 % change on previous year | 1.64 % change on previous year | 2.2 % change on previous year | Guinea |
| 2000s | 3 % change on previous year | 4.23 % change on previous year | 1.23 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 2010s | 3.31 % change on previous year | 4.22 % change on previous year | 0.911 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 2020s | 3.58 % change on previous year | 3.79 % change on previous year | 0.2041 % change on previous year | Zambia |
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 or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 3.82 % change on previous year against 3.53 % change on previous year in Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between Guinea and Zambia?
- 0.29 % change on previous year, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Zambia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Guinea and Zambia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Guinea ranks 26th and Zambia ranks 23rd 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.