Curaçao vs Israel: Share of population living in urban and rural areas
Curaçao
94.6%
in 2020
Israel
93.6%
in 2020
Curaçao rank
15th
Israel rank
18th
Share of population living in urban and rural areas over time
- Curaçao
- Israel
How they compare
Curaçao currently reports 94.6% against 93.6% in Israel, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Curaçao ahead.
Curaçao ranks 15th and Israel ranks 18th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Curaçao averaged higher in 4 and Israel in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Curaçao | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 82.6% | 71.4% | 11.2% | Curaçao |
| 1960s | 84.7% | 78.0% | 6.8% | Curaçao |
| 1970s | 85.1% | 83.5% | 1.6% | Curaçao |
| 1980s | 82.3% | 86.0% | 3.7% | Israel |
| 1990s | 86.4% | 88.6% | 2.2% | Israel |
| 2000s | 88.5% | 91.9% | 3.4% | Israel |
| 2010s | 90.2% | 92.8% | 2.6% | Israel |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 93.6% | 1.0% | Curaçao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban and rural areas, Curaçao or Israel?
- Curaçao, at 94.6% against 93.6% in Israel as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban and rural areas between Curaçao and Israel?
- 1.0%, with Curaçao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Curaçao and Israel?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Curaçao and Israel rank globally for share of population living in urban and rural areas?
- Curaçao ranks 15th and Israel ranks 18th 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.