Greece vs Palau: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita
Greece
79.2%
in 2025
Palau
79.3%
in 2025
Greece rank
75th
Palau rank
74th
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita over time
- Greece
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 79.3% against 79.2% in Greece, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 75th and Palau ranks 74th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and Palau in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53.8% | 33.9% | 19.9% | Greece |
| 1960s | 59.4% | 51.2% | 8.1% | Greece |
| 1970s | 66.9% | 60.7% | 6.3% | Greece |
| 1980s | 70.5% | 66.5% | 4.0% | Greece |
| 1990s | 72.0% | 70.5% | 1.5% | Greece |
| 2000s | 74.2% | 75.8% | 1.7% | Palau |
| 2010s | 77.4% | 80.4% | 3.0% | Palau |
| 2020s | 78.7% | 79.2% | 0.4% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita, Greece or Palau?
- Palau, at 79.3% against 79.2% in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita between Greece and Palau?
- 0.1%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Palau?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Palau rank globally for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
- Greece ranks 75th and Palau ranks 74th 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 Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita. 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, based on each country's national definition.