French Guiana vs Palestine: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
French Guiana
86.6%
in 2025
Palestine
87.4%
in 2025
French Guiana rank
53rd
Palestine rank
51st
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? over time
- French Guiana
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 87.4% against 86.6% in French Guiana, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was French Guiana ahead.
French Guiana ranks 53rd and Palestine ranks 51st of 238 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, French Guiana averaged higher in 7 and Palestine in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Guiana | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 58.7% | 40.2% | 18.5% | French Guiana |
| 1960s | 65.5% | 48.7% | 16.8% | French Guiana |
| 1970s | 68.8% | 58.9% | 10.0% | French Guiana |
| 1980s | 72.3% | 63.6% | 8.8% | French Guiana |
| 1990s | 78.7% | 67.5% | 11.2% | French Guiana |
| 2000s | 82.7% | 78.9% | 3.8% | French Guiana |
| 2010s | 86.9% | 85.0% | 2.0% | French Guiana |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 86.7% | 0.2% | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher do more people live in urban or rural areas?, French Guiana or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 87.4% against 86.6% in French Guiana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in do more people live in urban or rural areas? between French Guiana and Palestine?
- 0.8%, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Palestine?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do French Guiana and Palestine rank globally for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- French Guiana ranks 53rd and Palestine ranks 51st of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β 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 modeled historical data.