Namibia vs Palau: Share of population living in urban areas

Namibia
41.8%
in 2020
Palau
39.3%
in 2020
Namibia rank
217th
Palau rank
218th

Share of population living in urban areas over time

  • Namibia
  • Palau
020406080195019852020

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 41.8% against 39.3% in Palau, a difference of 2.5%.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Palau's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 217th and Palau ranks 218th 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.