Namibia vs Turkmenistan: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita

Namibia

50.9%

in 2025

Turkmenistan

47.1%

in 2025

Namibia rank

167th

Turkmenistan rank

169th

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

Namibia currently reports 50.9% against 47.1% in Turkmenistan, a difference of 3.8%.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Turkmenistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Namibia ranks 167th and Turkmenistan ranks 169th 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.