Laos vs Liberia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
Laos
3.27 % change on previous year
in 2025
Liberia
3.11 % change on previous year
in 2025
Laos rank
37th
Liberia rank
39th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time
- Laos
- Liberia
How they compare
Laos currently reports 3.27 % change on previous year against 3.11 % change on previous year in Liberia, a difference of 0.16 % change on previous year.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Liberia ahead.
Laos ranks 37th and Liberia ranks 39th of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 3 and Liberia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.77 % change on previous year | 6.02 % change on previous year | 3.25 % change on previous year | Liberia |
| 1960s | 3.93 % change on previous year | 6.11 % change on previous year | 2.18 % change on previous year | Liberia |
| 1970s | 5.09 % change on previous year | 6.08 % change on previous year | 0.9847 % change on previous year | Liberia |
| 1980s | 4.82 % change on previous year | 5.01 % change on previous year | 0.195 % change on previous year | Liberia |
| 1990s | 6.01 % change on previous year | 1.87 % change on previous year | 4.14 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 2000s | 5.28 % change on previous year | 4.37 % change on previous year | 0.9127 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 2010s | 3.32 % change on previous year | 3.57 % change on previous year | 0.2504 % change on previous year | Liberia |
| 2020s | 3.39 % change on previous year | 3.17 % change on previous year | 0.2211 % 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, Laos or Liberia?
- Laos, at 3.27 % change on previous year against 3.11 % change on previous year in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between Laos and Liberia?
- 0.16 % change on previous year, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Liberia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Liberia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Laos ranks 37th and Liberia ranks 39th 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.