Gabon vs Uruguay: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Gabon
392,716 people
in 2020
Uruguay
467,385 people
in 2020
Gabon rank
152nd
Uruguay rank
149th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Gabon
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 467,385 people against 392,716 people in Gabon, a difference of 74,669 people.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Gabon's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 152nd and Uruguay ranks 149th of 236 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 148,291 people | 446,315 people | 298,024 people | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 166,336 people | 453,114 people | 286,778 people | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 188,985 people | 458,270 people | 269,285 people | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 206,519 people | 477,695 people | 271,176 people | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 250,074 people | 499,628 people | 249,554 people | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 296,874 people | 496,526 people | 199,652 people | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 374,155 people | 469,516 people | 95,360 people | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 392,716 people | 467,385 people | 74,669 people | Uruguay |
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, Gabon or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 467,385 people against 392,716 people in Gabon as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Gabon and Uruguay?
- 74,669 people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Uruguay?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Gabon and Uruguay rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Gabon ranks 152nd and Uruguay ranks 149th 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.