Equatorial Guinea vs Qatar: Share of population living in cities
Equatorial Guinea
83.8%
in 2020
Qatar
79.0%
in 2020
Equatorial Guinea rank
10th
Qatar rank
12th
Share of population living in cities over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Qatar
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 83.8% against 79.0% in Qatar, a difference of 4.8%.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Qatar ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 10th and Qatar ranks 12th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 11.0% | 11.0% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 12.4% | 20.8% | 8.3% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 43.2% | 51.3% | 8.1% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 53.7% | 74.6% | 20.9% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 83.8% | 79.0% | 4.8% | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in cities, Equatorial Guinea or Qatar?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 83.8% against 79.0% in Qatar as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population living in cities between Equatorial Guinea and Qatar?
- 4.8%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Qatar?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Qatar rank globally for share of population living in cities?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 10th and Qatar ranks 12th 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 cities. 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 cities. Cities are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.