Afghanistan vs Ethiopia: Urban area long term, annual growth rate
Afghanistan
4.44 % change on previous year
in 2025
Ethiopia
4.35 % change on previous year
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
8th
Ethiopia rank
10th
Urban area long term, annual growth rate over time
- Afghanistan
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 4.44 % change on previous year against 4.35 % change on previous year in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.09 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 8th and Ethiopia ranks 10th of 202 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Ethiopia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.58 % change on previous year | 3.95 % change on previous year | 0.3639 % change on previous year | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 2.9 % change on previous year | 4.06 % change on previous year | 1.17 % change on previous year | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 2.61 % change on previous year | 2.55 % change on previous year | 0.0617 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | -2.39 % change on previous year | 3.74 % change on previous year | 6.13 % change on previous year | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 4.8 % change on previous year | 4.19 % change on previous year | 0.6093 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 4.69 % change on previous year | 3.38 % change on previous year | 1.31 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 4.88 % change on previous year | 4.56 % change on previous year | 0.3248 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 4.15 % change on previous year | 4.5 % change on previous year | 0.3473 % change on previous year | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area long term, annual growth rate, Afghanistan or Ethiopia?
- Afghanistan, at 4.44 % change on previous year against 4.35 % change on previous year in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area long term, annual growth rate between Afghanistan and Ethiopia?
- 0.09 % change on previous year, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ethiopia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Ethiopia rank globally for urban area long term, annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 8th and Ethiopia ranks 10th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban area long term, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban area long term. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.