Guinea-Bissau vs Namibia: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita

Guinea-Bissau

46.7%

in 2025

Namibia

50.9%

in 2025

Guinea-Bissau rank

170th

Namibia rank

167th

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

Namibia currently reports 50.9% against 46.7% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 4.2%.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.

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

Guinea-Bissau ranks 170th and Namibia ranks 167th 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.