Timor-Leste vs Togo: Share of population living in the capital city
Timor-Leste
25.0%
in 2020
Togo
25.9%
in 2020
Timor-Leste rank
44th
Togo rank
42nd
Share of population living in the capital city over time
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
How they compare
Togo currently reports 25.9% against 25.0% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Timor-Leste ranks 44th and Togo ranks 42nd of 170 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Timor-Leste averaged higher in 3 and Togo in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Timor-Leste | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.1% | 6.3% | 4.8% | Timor-Leste |
| 1970s | 12.3% | 7.4% | 4.8% | Timor-Leste |
| 1980s | 14.3% | 11.6% | 2.7% | Timor-Leste |
| 1990s | 15.6% | 16.3% | 0.7% | Togo |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 23.4% | 7.1% | Togo |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 25.8% | 5.2% | Togo |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 25.9% | 0.9% | Togo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in the capital city, Timor-Leste or Togo?
- Togo, at 25.9% against 25.0% in Timor-Leste as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population living in the capital city between Timor-Leste and Togo?
- 0.9%, with Togo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and Togo?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2020.
- How do Timor-Leste and Togo rank globally for share of population living in the capital city?
- Timor-Leste ranks 44th and Togo ranks 42nd 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.