Gambia vs Timor-Leste: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Gambia
632,697 people
in 2020
Timor-Leste
671,378 people
in 2020
Gambia rank
141st
Timor-Leste rank
139th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Gambia
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 671,378 people against 632,697 people in Gambia, a difference of 38,681 people.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Gambia ranks 141st and Timor-Leste ranks 139th of 236 countries.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 222,062 people | 376,218 people | 154,157 people | Timor-Leste |
| 1960s | 269,824 people | 417,397 people | 147,572 people | Timor-Leste |
| 1970s | 325,724 people | 471,285 people | 145,561 people | Timor-Leste |
| 1980s | 407,171 people | 513,072 people | 105,900 people | Timor-Leste |
| 1990s | 497,137 people | 568,003 people | 70,866 people | Timor-Leste |
| 2000s | 566,099 people | 582,560 people | 16,462 people | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 611,874 people | 671,533 people | 59,658 people | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 632,697 people | 671,378 people | 38,681 people | Timor-Leste |
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 Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 671,378 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 Timor-Leste?
- 38,681 people, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Timor-Leste?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Gambia and Timor-Leste rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Gambia ranks 141st and Timor-Leste ranks 139th 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.