Cape Verde vs Reunion: Share of population living in cities towns and villages

Cape Verde
39.53
in 2020
Reunion
39.28
in 2020
Cape Verde rank
101st
Reunion rank
103rd

Share of population living in cities towns and villages over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Reunion
010203040195019852020

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 39.53 against 39.28 in Reunion, a difference of 0.25.

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

Cape Verde ranks 101st and Reunion ranks 103rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 5 and Reunion in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Reunion Difference Ahead
1950s 0 0 0 —
1960s 0 17.62 17.62 Reunion
1970s 22.69 19.11 3.58 Cape Verde
1980s 23.71 17.38 6.32 Cape Verde
1990s 22.79 16.79 6 Cape Verde
2000s 36.91 25.57 11.34 Cape Verde
2010s 38.06 38.85 0.7914 Reunion
2020s 39.53 39.28 0.2452 Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population living in cities towns and villages, Cape Verde or Reunion?
Cape Verde, at 39.53 against 39.28 in Reunion as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of population living in cities towns and villages between Cape Verde and Reunion?
0.25, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Reunion?
15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Cape Verde and Reunion rank globally for share of population living in cities towns and villages?
Cape Verde ranks 101st and Reunion ranks 103rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in cities towns and villages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cape Verde vs Reunion: Share of population living in cities towns and villages. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 12 November 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/share-of-population-living-in-cities-towns-and-villages/cabo-verde/reunion/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/share-of-population-living-in-cities-towns-and-villages/cabo-verde/reunion/">Cape Verde vs Reunion: Share of population living in cities towns and villages</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Share of population living in cities towns and villages
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 3,540 data points, 1950–2020
Last refreshed