Guinea-Bissau vs Seychelles: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
Guinea-Bissau
46.7%
in 2025
Seychelles
45.5%
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
172nd
Seychelles rank
175th
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Seychelles
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 46.7% against 45.5% in Seychelles, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Seychelles ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 172nd and Seychelles ranks 175th of 238 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Seychelles in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.7% | 27.4% | 15.7% | Seychelles |
| 1960s | 14.3% | 31.4% | 17.1% | Seychelles |
| 1970s | 15.7% | 45.5% | 29.8% | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 23.6% | 49.3% | 25.7% | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 34.5% | 46.6% | 12.1% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 38.2% | 42.9% | 4.7% | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 41.9% | 43.1% | 1.2% | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 45.4% | 44.9% | 0.5% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher do more people live in urban or rural areas?, Guinea-Bissau or Seychelles?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 46.7% against 45.5% in Seychelles as of 2025.
- What is the difference in do more people live in urban or rural areas? between Guinea-Bissau and Seychelles?
- 1.2%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Seychelles?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Seychelles rank globally for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 172nd and Seychelles ranks 175th 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 modeled historical data.