Equatorial Guinea vs Namibia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Equatorial Guinea
1.39 million people
in 2025
Namibia
1.57 million people
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
146th
Namibia rank
145th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 1.57 million people against 1.39 million people in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 185,760 people.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 146th and Namibia ranks 145th of 236 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 52,283 people | 104,895 people | 52,612 people | Namibia |
| 1960s | 77,391 people | 159,373 people | 81,982 people | Namibia |
| 1970s | 77,241 people | 218,813 people | 141,572 people | Namibia |
| 1980s | 106,843 people | 286,807 people | 179,964 people | Namibia |
| 1990s | 215,529 people | 454,118 people | 238,589 people | Namibia |
| 2000s | 398,875 people | 709,916 people | 311,040 people | Namibia |
| 2010s | 927,892 people | 1.07 million people | 137,472 people | Namibia |
| 2020s | 1.30 million people | 1.45 million people | 155,735 people | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Equatorial Guinea or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 1.57 million people against 1.39 million people in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Equatorial Guinea and Namibia?
- 185,760 people, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Namibia?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Namibia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 146th and Namibia ranks 145th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.