Liberia vs Uruguay: Share of population living in the capital city
Liberia
34.3%
in 2020
Uruguay
36.6%
in 2020
Liberia rank
27th
Uruguay rank
26th
Share of population living in the capital city over time
- Liberia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 36.6% against 34.3% in Liberia, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Uruguay ahead.
Liberia ranks 27th and Uruguay ranks 26th of 170 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.8% | 47.1% | 43.3% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 18.6% | 45.9% | 27.3% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 34.7% | 43.4% | 8.6% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 36.2% | 40.0% | 3.8% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 38.4% | 7.1% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 34.3% | 36.6% | 2.3% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in the capital city, Liberia or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 36.6% against 34.3% in Liberia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population living in the capital city between Liberia and Uruguay?
- 2.3%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Uruguay?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2020.
- How do Liberia and Uruguay rank globally for share of population living in the capital city?
- Liberia ranks 27th and Uruguay ranks 26th 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.