Guernsey vs Rwanda: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Guernsey
29.6%
in 2025
Rwanda
30.9%
in 2025
Guernsey rank
214th
Rwanda rank
212th
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Guernsey
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 30.9% against 29.6% in Guernsey, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guernsey ahead.
Guernsey ranks 214th and Rwanda ranks 212th of 238 countries.
Guernsey has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guernsey | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 35.6% | 2.2% | 33.4% | Guernsey |
| 1960s | 32.9% | 2.9% | 30.0% | Guernsey |
| 1970s | 30.7% | 4.0% | 26.7% | Guernsey |
| 1980s | 29.0% | 5.0% | 24.0% | Guernsey |
| 1990s | 27.8% | 8.9% | 18.9% | Guernsey |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 16.8% | 11.3% | Guernsey |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 18.7% | 10.8% | Guernsey |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 28.0% | 1.7% | Guernsey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050, Guernsey or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 30.9% against 29.6% in Guernsey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Guernsey and Rwanda?
- 1.3%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guernsey and Rwanda?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Guernsey and Rwanda rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Guernsey ranks 214th and Rwanda ranks 212th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.