Guyana vs Libya: Share of urban population who live in the largest city

Guyana
22.0%
in 2020
Libya
22.1%
in 2020
Guyana rank
108th
Libya rank
107th

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

  • Guyana
  • Libya
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 22.1% against 22.0% in Guyana, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 108th and Libya ranks 107th 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.