Algeria vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: Share of population living in the capital city
Algeria
7.0%
in 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.9%
in 2020
Algeria rank
139th
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
137th
Share of population living in the capital city over time
- Algeria
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
How they compare
Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 7.9% against 7.0% in Algeria, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Bosnia and Herzegovina's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 139th and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 137th of 170 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Bosnia and Herzegovina in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.1% | 7.0% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 1960s | 8.7% | 7.7% | 1.0% | Algeria |
| 1970s | 9.5% | 9.0% | 0.5% | Algeria |
| 1980s | 8.2% | 9.5% | 1.3% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 9.7% | 2.7% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 9.3% | 2.1% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 9.4% | 2.1% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 7.9% | 0.8% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in the capital city, Algeria or Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 7.9% against 7.0% in Algeria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population living in the capital city between Algeria and Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- 0.9%, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Algeria and Bosnia and Herzegovina rank globally for share of population living in the capital city?
- Algeria ranks 139th and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 137th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in the capital city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of the total population living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.