Greenland vs Namibia: Share of population living in urban areas

Greenland
42.5%
in 2020
Namibia
41.8%
in 2020
Greenland rank
215th
Namibia rank
217th

Share of population living in urban areas over time

  • Greenland
  • Namibia
010203040195019852020

How they compare

Greenland currently reports 42.5% against 41.8% in Namibia, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Namibia ahead.

Greenland ranks 215th and Namibia ranks 217th of 236 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of population living in urban areas
Unit
%
Source
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 3,540 data points, 1950–2020
Last refreshed

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.