Czechia vs Tonga: Share of population living in urban areas
Czechia
60.1%
in 2020
Tonga
60.6%
in 2020
Czechia rank
179th
Tonga rank
177th
Share of population living in urban areas over time
- Czechia
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 60.6% against 60.1% in Czechia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 179th and Tonga ranks 177th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 6 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 58.2% | 52.2% | 6.0% | Czechia |
| 1960s | 59.3% | 57.3% | 2.0% | Czechia |
| 1970s | 59.5% | 61.0% | 1.5% | Tonga |
| 1980s | 60.2% | 56.8% | 3.4% | Czechia |
| 1990s | 60.2% | 58.2% | 2.0% | Czechia |
| 2000s | 59.4% | 58.5% | 0.9% | Czechia |
| 2010s | 59.4% | 58.8% | 0.7% | Czechia |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 60.6% | 0.5% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas, Czechia or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 60.6% against 60.1% in Czechia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas between Czechia and Tonga?
- 0.5%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Tonga?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Czechia and Tonga rank globally for share of population living in urban areas?
- Czechia ranks 179th and Tonga ranks 177th 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 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.