Bhutan vs Eswatini: Share of population living in urban and rural areas
Bhutan
30.5%
in 2020
Eswatini
23.5%
in 2020
Bhutan rank
223rd
Eswatini rank
226th
Share of population living in urban and rural areas over time
- Bhutan
- Eswatini
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 30.5% against 23.5% in Eswatini, a difference of 7.0%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.3 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 223rd and Eswatini ranks 226th of 236 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.6% | 10.9% | 0.7% | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 15.4% | 12.8% | 2.5% | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 20.8% | 15.3% | 5.5% | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 24.4% | 19.8% | 4.6% | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 27.4% | 26.5% | 0.9% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 29.9% | 29.6% | 0.3% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 27.7% | 4.6% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 23.5% | 7.0% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban and rural areas, Bhutan or Eswatini?
- Bhutan, at 30.5% against 23.5% in Eswatini as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban and rural areas between Bhutan and Eswatini?
- 7.0%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Eswatini?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Bhutan and Eswatini rank globally for share of population living in urban and rural areas?
- Bhutan ranks 223rd and Eswatini ranks 226th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated share of the population living in urban areas (the sum of cities and towns and suburbs). Urban areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.