Gambia vs Jordan: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Gambia
632,697 people
in 2020
Jordan
710,062 people
in 2020
Gambia rank
141st
Jordan rank
138th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Gambia
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 710,062 people against 632,697 people in Gambia, a difference of 77,365 people.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Jordan has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 141st and Jordan ranks 138th of 236 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 222,062 people | 265,279 people | 43,218 people | Jordan |
| 1960s | 269,824 people | 367,518 people | 97,694 people | Jordan |
| 1970s | 325,724 people | 470,950 people | 145,226 people | Jordan |
| 1980s | 407,171 people | 550,632 people | 143,462 people | Jordan |
| 1990s | 497,137 people | 649,887 people | 152,750 people | Jordan |
| 2000s | 566,099 people | 649,365 people | 83,266 people | Jordan |
| 2010s | 611,874 people | 691,276 people | 79,401 people | Jordan |
| 2020s | 632,697 people | 710,062 people | 77,365 people | Jordan |
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, Gambia or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 710,062 people against 632,697 people in Gambia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Gambia and Jordan?
- 77,365 people, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Jordan?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Gambia and Jordan rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Gambia ranks 141st and Jordan ranks 138th 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.