Saint Helena vs Vietnam: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?

Saint Helena
37.2%
in 2025
Vietnam
38.8%
in 2025
Saint Helena rank
193rd
Vietnam rank
191st

Do more people live in urban or rural areas? over time

  • Saint Helena
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 38.8% against 37.2% in Saint Helena, a difference of 1.6%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Helena ahead.

Saint Helena ranks 193rd and Vietnam ranks 191st of 238 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Saint Helena averaged higher in 7 and Vietnam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saint Helena Vietnam Difference Ahead
1950s 50.3% 11.6% 38.7% Saint Helena
1960s 48.2% 17.6% 30.6% Saint Helena
1970s 44.7% 20.2% 24.4% Saint Helena
1980s 43.5% 19.1% 24.4% Saint Helena
1990s 41.4% 21.3% 20.1% Saint Helena
2000s 39.9% 27.1% 12.8% Saint Helena
2010s 37.8% 32.3% 5.5% Saint Helena
2020s 37.3% 37.5% 0.2% Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher do more people live in urban or rural areas?, Saint Helena or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 38.8% against 37.2% in Saint Helena as of 2025.
What is the difference in do more people live in urban or rural areas? between Saint Helena and Vietnam?
1.6%, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Helena and Vietnam?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Saint Helena and Vietnam rank globally for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
Saint Helena ranks 193rd and Vietnam ranks 191st 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

Indicator
Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.