Finland vs Liberia: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Finland
2.16 million people
in 2020
Liberia
2.11 million people
in 2020
Finland rank
99th
Liberia rank
101st
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Finland
- Liberia
How they compare
Finland currently reports 2.16 million people against 2.11 million people in Liberia, a difference of 54,520 people.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 99th and Liberia ranks 101st of 236 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.10 million people | 595,597 people | 1.50 million people | Finland |
| 1960s | 2.21 million people | 736,343 people | 1.47 million people | Finland |
| 1970s | 2.26 million people | 919,561 people | 1.34 million people | Finland |
| 1980s | 2.29 million people | 1.14 million people | 1.14 million people | Finland |
| 1990s | 2.27 million people | 1.01 million people | 1.26 million people | Finland |
| 2000s | 2.23 million people | 1.38 million people | 848,080 people | Finland |
| 2010s | 2.19 million people | 1.93 million people | 254,485 people | Finland |
| 2020s | 2.16 million people | 2.11 million people | 54,520 people | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Finland or Liberia?
- Finland, at 2.16 million people against 2.11 million people in Liberia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Finland and Liberia?
- 54,520 people, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Liberia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Finland and Liberia rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Finland ranks 99th and Liberia ranks 101st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.