Faroe Islands vs Zimbabwe: Urban population share 2050

Faroe Islands
39.64
in 2025
Zimbabwe
40.5
in 2025
Faroe Islands rank
188th
Zimbabwe rank
186th

Urban population share 2050 over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 40.5 against 39.64 in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.86.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 188th and Zimbabwe ranks 186th of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 13 and Zimbabwe in 27.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0001 0.0005 0.0004 Zimbabwe
1100s 0.0003 0.0015 0.0012 Zimbabwe
1200s 0.0008 0.0044 0.0036 Zimbabwe
1300s 0.0025 0.0131 0.0107 Zimbabwe
1400s 0.0074 0.0394 0.032 Zimbabwe
1500s 0.0222 0.1183 0.096 Zimbabwe
1600s 0.0667 0.3548 0.2881 Zimbabwe
1700s 0.2 1.06 0.8644 Zimbabwe
1710s 0.2185 1.2 0.9808 Zimbabwe
1720s 0.2621 1.31 1.05 Zimbabwe
1730s 0.3146 1.44 1.12 Zimbabwe
1740s 0.3775 1.58 1.2 Zimbabwe
1750s 0.453 1.73 1.27 Zimbabwe
1760s 0.5436 1.89 1.35 Zimbabwe
1770s 0.6523 2.07 1.42 Zimbabwe
1780s 0.7828 2.27 1.48 Zimbabwe
1790s 0.9393 2.48 1.54 Zimbabwe
1800s 1.13 2.72 1.59 Zimbabwe
1810s 1.35 2.98 1.63 Zimbabwe
1820s 1.62 3.26 1.64 Zimbabwe
1830s 1.95 3.57 1.62 Zimbabwe
1840s 2.34 3.91 1.58 Zimbabwe
1850s 2.8 4.29 1.48 Zimbabwe
1860s 3.37 4.69 1.33 Zimbabwe
1870s 4.04 5.14 1.1 Zimbabwe
1880s 4.85 5.63 0.7838 Zimbabwe
1890s 5.82 6.17 0.3507 Zimbabwe
1900s 6.98 6.75 0.2252 Faroe Islands
1910s 8.38 7.4 0.9778 Faroe Islands
1920s 10.05 8.1 1.95 Faroe Islands
1930s 12.06 8.87 3.19 Faroe Islands
1940s 14.47 9.72 4.75 Faroe Islands
1950s 18.67 11.27 7.4 Faroe Islands
1960s 24.27 14.44 9.82 Faroe Islands
1970s 30.25 19.6 10.66 Faroe Islands
1980s 32.32 25.41 6.91 Faroe Islands
1990s 34.5 31.17 3.32 Faroe Islands
2000s 36.25 32.61 3.64 Faroe Islands
2010s 37.91 33.83 4.08 Faroe Islands
2020s 39.12 38.88 0.2437 Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population share 2050, Faroe Islands or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 40.5 against 39.64 in Faroe Islands as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population share 2050 between Faroe Islands and Zimbabwe?
0.86, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Zimbabwe?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Faroe Islands and Zimbabwe rank globally for urban population share 2050?
Faroe Islands ranks 188th and Zimbabwe ranks 186th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Urban population share 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population share 2050
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed