Cook Islands vs Iran: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
Cook Islands
76.9%
in 2025
Iran
77.4%
in 2025
Cook Islands rank
85th
Iran rank
83rd
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? over time
- Cook Islands
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 77.4% against 76.9% in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 85th and Iran ranks 83rd of 238 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 6 and Iran in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.7% | 30.3% | 11.5% | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 50.6% | 37.1% | 13.5% | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 53.9% | 45.5% | 8.4% | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 55.1% | 53.1% | 2.0% | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 59.2% | 60.0% | 0.8% | Iran |
| 2000s | 70.2% | 67.4% | 2.9% | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 74.3% | 73.0% | 1.3% | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 76.2% | 76.5% | 0.3% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher do more people live in urban or rural areas?, Cook Islands or Iran?
- Iran, at 77.4% against 76.9% in Cook Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in do more people live in urban or rural areas? between Cook Islands and Iran?
- 0.5%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Iran?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Cook Islands and Iran rank globally for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- Cook Islands ranks 85th and Iran ranks 83rd of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.