Greece vs Svalbard and Jan Mayen: Urban population share 2050

Greece
79.22
in 2025
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
79.34
in 1940
Greece rank
74th
Svalbard and Jan Mayen rank
72nd

Urban population share 2050 over time

  • Greece
  • Svalbard and Jan Mayen
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How they compare

Svalbard and Jan Mayen currently reports 79.34 against 79.22 in Greece, a difference of 0.12.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1200 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 74th and Svalbard and Jan Mayen ranks 72nd of 231 countries.

Across the 30 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 19 and Svalbard and Jan Mayen in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Svalbard and Jan Mayen Difference Ahead
1200s 5.94 0.0015 5.94 Greece
1300s 6.35 0.0046 6.35 Greece
1400s 6.76 0.0138 6.75 Greece
1500s 7.18 0.0415 7.13 Greece
1600s 7.59 0.1248 7.46 Greece
1700s 8 0.3747 7.63 Greece
1710s 8 0.4683 7.53 Greece
1720s 8 0.5854 7.41 Greece
1730s 8 0.7318 7.27 Greece
1740s 8 0.9147 7.09 Greece
1750s 8 1.14 6.86 Greece
1760s 8 1.43 6.57 Greece
1770s 8 1.79 6.21 Greece
1780s 8 2.23 5.77 Greece
1790s 8 2.79 5.21 Greece
1800s 8 3.49 4.51 Greece
1810s 8 4.36 3.64 Greece
1820s 8 5.45 2.55 Greece
1830s 8 6.82 1.18 Greece
1840s 8 8.52 0.5189 Svalbard and Jan Mayen
1850s 8 10.65 2.65 Svalbard and Jan Mayen
1860s 8 13.31 5.31 Svalbard and Jan Mayen
1870s 8 16.64 8.64 Svalbard and Jan Mayen
1880s 8 20.8 12.8 Svalbard and Jan Mayen
1890s 8 26 18 Svalbard and Jan Mayen
1900s 8 32.5 24.5 Svalbard and Jan Mayen
1910s 8.08 40.62 32.54 Svalbard and Jan Mayen
1920s 12.5 50.78 38.28 Svalbard and Jan Mayen
1930s 15 63.47 48.47 Svalbard and Jan Mayen
1940s 20 79.34 59.34 Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population share 2050, Greece or Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
Svalbard and Jan Mayen, at 79.34 against 79.22 in Greece as of 1940.
What is the difference in urban population share 2050 between Greece and Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
0.12, with Svalbard and Jan Mayen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
30 years are reported by both, from 1200 to 1940.
How do Greece and Svalbard and Jan Mayen rank globally for urban population share 2050?
Greece ranks 74th and Svalbard and Jan Mayen ranks 72nd of 231 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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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
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