How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Zambia?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guinea-Bissau vs Zambia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

Guinea-Bissau

0.4665 people per person

in 2025

Zambia

0.4592 people per person

in 2025

Guinea-Bissau rank

159th

Zambia rank

161st

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time

Guinea-Bissau
Zambia

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.4665 people per person against 0.4592 people per person in Zambia, a difference of 0.0073 people per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 159th and Zambia ranks 161st of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1426 people per person	0.2271 people per person	0.0845 people per person	Zambia
1970s	0.1568 people per person	0.358 people per person	0.2011 people per person	Zambia
1980s	0.2358 people per person	0.3973 people per person	0.1615 people per person	Zambia
1990s	0.3451 people per person	0.3819 people per person	0.0368 people per person	Zambia
2000s	0.3824 people per person	0.373 people per person	0.0094 people per person	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	0.4194 people per person	0.4175 people per person	0.002 people per person	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	0.4543 people per person	0.4485 people per person	0.0057 people per person	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita, Guinea-Bissau or Zambia?: Guinea-Bissau, at 0.4665 people per person against 0.4592 people per person in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Guinea-Bissau and Zambia?: 0.0073 people per person, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Zambia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Zambia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 159th and Zambia ranks 161st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. 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, per capita
Unit: people per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 215 places, 14,160 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 August 2026

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.