Cook Islands vs Montserrat: Share of population living in rural areas
Cook Islands
100.0%
in 2020
Montserrat
100.0%
in 2020
Cook Islands rank
1st
Montserrat rank
1st
Share of population living in rural areas over time
- Cook Islands
- Montserrat
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Montserrat, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 1st and Montserrat ranks 1st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 5 and Montserrat in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Montserrat | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 100.0% | 4.5% | 95.5% | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 6.7% | 93.3% | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 9.6% | 90.4% | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 8.1% | 91.9% | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 13.0% | 87.0% | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 72.8% | 100.0% | 27.2% | Montserrat |
| 2010s | 52.6% | 100.0% | 47.4% | Montserrat |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in rural areas, Cook Islands or Montserrat?
- Cook Islands, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Montserrat as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population living in rural areas between Cook Islands and Montserrat?
- 0.0%, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Montserrat?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Cook Islands and Montserrat rank globally for share of population living in rural areas?
- Cook Islands ranks 1st and Montserrat ranks 1st 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 Share of population living in 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 share of the population living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.