Dominican Republic vs Syria: Urban vs rural majority

Dominican Republic
72.52
in 2025
Syria
72.08
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
96th
Syria rank
97th

Urban vs rural majority over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Syria
020406080100015122025

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 72.52 against 72.08 in Syria, a difference of 0.44.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Syria ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 96th and Syria ranks 97th of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 28 and Syria in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Syria Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0011 0.8235 0.8224 Syria
1100s 0.0033 0.8059 0.8025 Syria
1200s 0.01 0.7882 0.7782 Syria
1300s 0.0301 0.7706 0.7405 Syria
1400s 0.0903 0.7529 0.6627 Syria
1500s 0.2708 0.7353 0.4645 Syria
1600s 0.8123 0.7176 0.0946 Dominican Republic
1700s 2.44 0.7 1.74 Dominican Republic
1710s 2.75 0.7848 1.96 Dominican Republic
1720s 3.01 0.9156 2.09 Dominican Republic
1730s 3.29 1.07 2.23 Dominican Republic
1740s 3.61 1.25 2.36 Dominican Republic
1750s 3.95 1.45 2.5 Dominican Republic
1760s 4.33 1.7 2.63 Dominican Republic
1770s 4.74 1.98 2.76 Dominican Republic
1780s 5.19 2.31 2.88 Dominican Republic
1790s 5.68 2.69 2.99 Dominican Republic
1800s 6.23 3.14 3.08 Dominican Republic
1810s 6.82 3.67 3.15 Dominican Republic
1820s 7.47 4.28 3.19 Dominican Republic
1830s 8.18 4.99 3.19 Dominican Republic
1840s 8.96 5.82 3.14 Dominican Republic
1850s 9.81 6.79 3.02 Dominican Republic
1860s 10.75 7.92 2.82 Dominican Republic
1870s 11.77 9.25 2.52 Dominican Republic
1880s 12.89 10.79 2.1 Dominican Republic
1890s 14.12 12.58 1.53 Dominican Republic
1900s 15.46 14.68 0.7811 Dominican Republic
1910s 16.93 17.13 0.1932 Syria
1920s 18.55 19.98 1.43 Syria
1930s 20.31 23.31 3 Syria
1940s 22.25 27.2 4.95 Syria
1950s 26.4 37.63 11.24 Syria
1960s 34.51 41.54 7.03 Syria
1970s 45.57 44.96 0.6121 Dominican Republic
1980s 53.37 47.76 5.62 Dominican Republic
1990s 57.18 50.01 7.17 Dominican Republic
2000s 67.12 53.52 13.6 Dominican Republic
2010s 74.05 70.17 3.88 Dominican Republic
2020s 72.65 72.56 0.0887 Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban vs rural majority, Dominican Republic or Syria?
Dominican Republic, at 72.52 against 72.08 in Syria as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban vs rural majority between Dominican Republic and Syria?
0.44, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Syria?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Syria rank globally for urban vs rural majority?
Dominican Republic ranks 96th and Syria ranks 97th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Urban vs rural majority. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban vs rural majority
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
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