Eritrea vs India: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita

Eritrea

34.5%

in 2025

India

35.7%

in 2025

Eritrea rank

200th

India rank

197th

Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita over time

India currently reports 35.7% against 34.5% in Eritrea, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was India ahead.

Eritrea ranks 200th and India ranks 197th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita
Unit: %
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.