Isle of Man vs Namibia: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
Isle of Man
52.1%
in 2025
Namibia
50.9%
in 2025
Isle of Man rank
167th
Namibia rank
169th
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? over time
- Isle of Man
- Namibia
How they compare
Isle of Man currently reports 52.1% against 50.9% in Namibia, a difference of 1.2%.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Isle of Man has been ahead every year.
Isle of Man ranks 167th and Namibia ranks 169th of 238 countries.
Isle of Man has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Isle of Man | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53.9% | 19.1% | 34.8% | Isle of Man |
| 1960s | 56.0% | 24.2% | 31.8% | Isle of Man |
| 1970s | 53.1% | 25.3% | 27.8% | Isle of Man |
| 1980s | 50.9% | 26.1% | 24.8% | Isle of Man |
| 1990s | 51.8% | 28.7% | 23.1% | Isle of Man |
| 2000s | 51.5% | 36.2% | 15.3% | Isle of Man |
| 2010s | 52.1% | 45.1% | 7.0% | Isle of Man |
| 2020s | 52.2% | 49.7% | 2.5% | Isle of Man |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher do more people live in urban or rural areas?, Isle of Man or Namibia?
- Isle of Man, at 52.1% against 50.9% in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in do more people live in urban or rural areas? between Isle of Man and Namibia?
- 1.2%, with Isle of Man ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Isle of Man and Namibia?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Isle of Man and Namibia rank globally for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- Isle of Man ranks 167th and Namibia ranks 169th 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.