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Urbanization

Tier A· OfficialDescriptive

Share of population living in urban areas. Descriptive.

100 = fully urban, 0 = fully rural — descriptive, not better or worse

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Urban population as a share of total (World Bank indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Descriptive — more urban is not better or worse. Neutral colour; off the radar.

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100 = fully urban, 0 = fully rural — descriptive, not better or worse

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215 countries with data. Rank 1 = best. Click a column to sort; click a country for its full provenance.

Rank ↑CountryScoreRaw value
1stBahrainBHR
100100
100 % urban
1stBermudaBMU
100100
100 % urban
1stCayman IslandsCYM
100100
100 % urban
1stGibraltarGIB
100100
100 % urban
1stHong KongHKG
100100
100 % urban
1stKuwaitKWT
100100
100 % urban
1stMacauMAC
100100
100 % urban
1stMonacoMCO
100100
100 % urban
1stNauruNRU
100100
100 % urban
1stSaint MartinMAF
100100
100 % urban
1stSingaporeSGP
100100
100 % urban
1stSint MaartenSXM
100100
100 % urban
13thQatarQAT
99.3699
99.3593 % urban
14thSan MarinoSMR
97.1997
97.187 % urban
15thNetherlandsNLD
95.9496
95.9386 % urban
16thMaltaMLT
95.6896
95.6806 % urban
17thUruguayURY
95.6596
95.6537 % urban
18thUnited States Virgin IslandsVIR
95.3995
95.3886 % urban
19thLuxembourgLUX
94.8895
94.8842 % urban
20thTurks and Caicos IslandsTCA
94.494
94.3959 % urban
21stPuerto RicoPRI
94.3494
94.3405 % urban
22ndGuamGUM
94.2294
94.2197 % urban
22ndIcelandISL
94.2294
94.2179 % urban
24thJordanJOR
93.2193
93.2085 % urban
25thArgentinaARG
92.3592
92.3519 % urban
26thJapanJPN
92.392
92.3001 % urban
27thNorthern Mariana IslandsMNP
92.1892
92.1765 % urban
28thGabonGAB
92.0992
92.0877 % urban
29thIsraelISR
91.5892
91.5783 % urban
30thCuraçaoCUW
91.4791
91.4728 % urban
31stLebanonLBN
90.9691
90.9602 % urban
32ndTürkiyeTUR
89.4989
89.4941 % urban
33rdVenezuelaVEN
89.3289
89.3219 % urban
34thChileCHL
89.1889
89.1773 % urban
35thSwedenSWE
89.0889
89.0779 % urban
36thAndorraAND
88.9589
88.9493 % urban
37thDenmarkDNK
88.8589
88.8458 % urban
38thGreenlandGRL
88.5789
88.574 % urban
39thBrazilBRA
88.1888
88.1773 % urban
40thLibyaLBY
87.9188
87.9112 % urban
41stAustraliaAUS
87.7288
87.7193 % urban
42ndBelgiumBEL
87.6788
87.6726 % urban
43rdPalestinePSE
87.3887
87.3819 % urban
44thUnited Arab EmiratesARE
85.9686
85.9618 % urban
45thSwitzerlandCHE
85.7386
85.7272 % urban
46thPeruPER
85.686
85.5963 % urban
47thSaudi ArabiaSAU
84.6185
84.6123 % urban
48thNew ZealandNZL
8484
83.9979 % urban
49thNorwayNOR
83.5784
83.5706 % urban
50thUnited KingdomGBR
83.3283
83.3236 % urban
51stCanadaCAN
82.8883
82.8757 % urban
52ndGermanyDEU
82.1482
82.1382 % urban
53rdBahamasBHS
81.3381
81.3309 % urban
54thSouth KoreaKOR
81.1781
81.174 % urban
55thAmerican SamoaASM
80.5181
80.5124 % urban
55thSpainESP
80.5181
80.5149 % urban
57thUnited StatesUSA
80.1980
80.1922 % urban
58thMexicoMEX
80.0480
80.0409 % urban
59thCosta RicaCRI
79.7380
79.7268 % urban
60thBelarusBLR
79.4979
79.4946 % urban
61stOmanOMN
79.4879
79.4781 % urban
62ndPalauPLW
79.2879
79.2836 % urban
63rdGreeceGRC
79.2279
79.2246 % urban
64thMarshall IslandsMHL
79.1179
79.1055 % urban
65thFranceFRA
78.8479
78.845 % urban
66thColombiaCOL
78.7879
78.7828 % urban
67thCape VerdeCPV
77.6378
77.6301 % urban
68thMalaysiaMYS
77.3977
77.3949 % urban
69thIranIRN
77.3877
77.3762 % urban
70thCubaCUB
77.2377
77.2271 % urban
71stAlgeriaDZA
75.8276
75.8187 % urban
72ndEl SalvadorSLV
75.5276
75.5237 % urban
73rdRussiaRUS
75.2575
75.2507 % urban
74thBruneiBRN
75.0175
75.011 % urban
75thFinlandFIN
74.5275
74.5248 % urban
76thBulgariaBGR
74.1774
74.1728 % urban
77thDominicaDMA
73.9974
73.9862 % urban
78thDjiboutiDJI
72.9873
72.9759 % urban
79thCzechiaCZE
72.8873
72.8754 % urban
80thDominican RepublicDOM
72.5273
72.5177 % urban
81stSyriaSYR
72.0872
72.0836 % urban
82ndEquatorial GuineaGNQ
71.5872
71.5761 % urban
83rdBoliviaBOL
71.5672
71.5631 % urban
84thAngolaAGO
71.4671
71.4616 % urban
85thMongoliaMNG
71.1571
71.1451 % urban
86thEstoniaEST
70.7271
70.7209 % urban
87thTunisiaTUN
70.771
70.7029 % urban
88thHungaryHUN
70.6971
70.6937 % urban
89thParaguayPRY
70.3970
70.3898 % urban
90thIraqIRQ
69.9470
69.9397 % urban
91stAustriaAUT
69.7270
69.7152 % urban
92ndItalyITA
69.6870
69.6809 % urban
93rdUkraineUKR
69.670
69.5955 % urban
94thSão Tomé and PríncipeSTP
69.1769
69.1722 % urban
95thLithuaniaLTU
69.0869
69.0816 % urban
96thLatviaLVA
68.6369
68.6326 % urban
97thNew CaledoniaNCL
68.1768
68.1718 % urban
98thBotswanaBWA
67.9668
67.956 % urban
99thNepalNPL
6767
66.9994 % urban
100thCyprusCYP
66.767
66.695 % urban
101stChinaCHN
66.3466
66.343 % urban
102ndPanamaPAN
66.1566
66.1501 % urban
103rdArmeniaARM
65.9366
65.9287 % urban
104thSurinameSUR
65.7966
65.7887 % urban
105thMontenegroMNE
65.6166
65.6085 % urban
106thTuvaluTUV
65.4565
65.4481 % urban
107thGambiaGMB
64.9965
64.9885 % urban
108thIrelandIRL
64.5965
64.5876 % urban
109thNorth KoreaPRK
64.1964
64.1898 % urban
110thCongoCOG
64.1264
64.1237 % urban
111thSouth AfricaZAF
63.8264
63.8154 % urban
112thNigeriaNGA
63.7864
63.7754 % urban
113thEcuadorECU
63.3963
63.3918 % urban
113thKiribatiKIR
63.3963
63.3851 % urban
115thMoroccoMAR
63.1363
63.1279 % urban
116thNorth MacedoniaMKD
62.8963
62.891 % urban
117thThailandTHA
62.863
62.7993 % urban
118thSerbiaSRB
62.6463
62.638 % urban
119thKazakhstanKAZ
62.3962
62.3856 % urban
120thFrench PolynesiaPYF
61.7662
61.7584 % urban
121stArubaABW
61.7562
61.7485 % urban
122ndPortugalPRT
61.562
61.4953 % urban
123rdMauritaniaMRT
61.4961
61.4888 % urban
124thGeorgiaGEO
61.1861
61.1781 % urban
125thPolandPOL
60.0960
60.0853 % urban
126thBarbadosBRB
59.760
59.6996 % urban
127thFijiFJI
59.5460
59.5445 % urban
128thNicaraguaNIC
59.4459
59.4436 % urban
129thJamaicaJAM
59.4359
59.4254 % urban
130thIndonesiaIDN
59.3959
59.3929 % urban
131stHondurasHND
59.2559
59.2517 % urban
132ndGhanaGHA
58.9259
58.9247 % urban
133rdAlbaniaALB
58.8759
58.8715 % urban
134thAzerbaijanAZE
58.6459
58.6371 % urban
135thCroatiaHRV
57.8158
57.8145 % urban
136thBritish Virgin IslandsVGB
57.457
57.3952 % urban
137thGuatemalaGTM
56.356
56.2972 % urban
138thLiberiaLBR
56.0856
56.082 % urban
139thSloveniaSVN
55.9956
55.9907 % urban
140thPhilippinesPHL
55.7756
55.7733 % urban
140thSenegalSEN
55.7756
55.7672 % urban
142ndCameroonCMR
55.6756
55.6692 % urban
143rdHaitiHTI
55.6156
55.6149 % urban
144thSomaliaSOM
55.1455
55.1399 % urban
145thIvory CoastCIV
54.5555
54.549 % urban
146thTrinidad and TobagoTTO
53.9754
53.9696 % urban
147thBeninBEN
53.3653
53.362 % urban
148thSlovakiaSVK
53.1953
53.194 % urban
149thBosnia and HerzegovinaBIH
52.6953
52.6915 % urban
150thRomaniaROU
52.1752
52.1729 % urban
151stIsle of ManIMN
52.1452
52.1358 % urban
152ndUzbekistanUZB
51.0251
51.0173 % urban
153rdNamibiaNAM
50.8751
50.8667 % urban
154thSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT
47.9848
47.981 % urban
155thTurkmenistanTKM
47.1147
47.1054 % urban
156thGuinea-BissauGNB
46.6547
46.651 % urban
157thSierra LeoneSLE
45.9346
45.9268 % urban
158thZambiaZMB
45.9246
45.9172 % urban
159thSeychellesSYC
45.4845
45.4828 % urban
160thDR CongoCOD
45.1145
45.1136 % urban
161stLesothoLSO
44.6745
44.6696 % urban
162ndCentral African RepublicCAF
44.5545
44.5532 % urban
163rdTogoTGO
44.3944
44.395 % urban
164thMoldovaMDA
43.7344
43.7336 % urban
165thBhutanBTN
43.4343
43.4302 % urban
166thEgyptEGY
42.943
42.9043 % urban
167thMaldivesMDV
42.5143
42.5062 % urban
168thBelizeBLZ
41.5642
41.5621 % urban
169thCambodiaKHM
41.1141
41.1056 % urban
170thZimbabweZWE
40.541
40.4951 % urban
171stLaosLAO
40.3140
40.313 % urban
172ndFaroe IslandsFRO
39.6440
39.6433 % urban
173rdPakistanPAK
39.5340
39.5256 % urban
174thMauritiusMUS
39.0439
39.037 % urban
175thVietnamVNM
38.8339
38.8299 % urban
176thGuineaGIN
38.5239
38.5165 % urban
177thMozambiqueMOZ
37.2137
37.2078 % urban
178thYemenYEM
37.0337
37.0337 % urban
179thTanzaniaTZA
36.8837
36.8833 % urban
180thGrenadaGRD
36.6737
36.6708 % urban
181stIndiaIND
35.6936
35.6892 % urban
182ndSudanSDN
34.9335
34.9349 % urban
183rdKyrgyzstanKGZ
34.7535
34.7464 % urban
184thEritreaERI
34.5435
34.5405 % urban
185thComorosCOM
33.9434
33.9415 % urban
186thBangladeshBGD
33.2433
33.2396 % urban
187thMadagascarMDG
32.933
32.9017 % urban
188thKenyaKEN
32.2132
32.2121 % urban
188thMaliMLI
32.2132
32.2127 % urban
190thUgandaUGA
31.9432
31.94 % urban
191stSaint Kitts and NevisKNA
31.932
31.8988 % urban
192ndSolomon IslandsSLB
31.3131
31.3093 % urban
193rdRwandaRWA
30.9131
30.9134 % urban
194thMyanmarMMR
30.5831
30.5837 % urban
195thSaint LuciaLCA
29.129
29.0966 % urban
196thBurkina FasoBFA
28.9229
28.9226 % urban
197thTimor-LesteTLS
28.7929
28.7864 % urban
198thChadTCD
27.5728
27.5659 % urban
199thEswatiniSWZ
26.7227
26.7214 % urban
200thGuyanaGUY
26.4926
26.4914 % urban
201stTajikistanTJK
26.1626
26.1648 % urban
202ndAfghanistanAFG
25.9426
25.9402 % urban
203rdBurundiBDI
25.6926
25.687 % urban
204thAntigua and BarbudaATG
24.3324
24.3335 % urban
205thEthiopiaETH
24.1124
24.1097 % urban
206thMicronesiaFSM
22.4822
22.4809 % urban
207thVanuatuVUT
22.3222
22.322 % urban
208thSouth SudanSSD
21.6822
21.6844 % urban
209thTongaTON
21.1621
21.1561 % urban
210thSri LankaLKA
20.4520
20.4501 % urban
211thNigerNER
18.3718
18.3741 % urban
212thMalawiMWI
17.5918
17.595 % urban
213thSamoaWSM
17.5118
17.5064 % urban
214thPapua New GuineaPNG
15.7816
15.7797 % urban
215thLiechtensteinLIE
14.6315
14.6299 % urban
Urbanization — country ranking · WorldScore