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Botswana vs Kenya: Share of urban population who live in the largest city

Botswana
13.8%
in 2020
Kenya
14.2%
in 2020
Botswana rank
149th
Kenya rank
148th

Share of urban population who live in the largest city over time

  • Botswana
  • Kenya
051015195019852020

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 14.2% against 13.8% in Botswana, a difference of 0.4%.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 149th and Kenya ranks 148th of 179 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of urban population who live in the largest city
Unit
%
Source
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 2,452 data points, 1950–2020
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Percentage of the urban population living in the country's largest city (by population). City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.