South Sudan vs Vanuatu: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
South Sudan
21.7%
in 2025
Vanuatu
22.3%
in 2025
South Sudan rank
228th
Vanuatu rank
227th
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? over time
- South Sudan
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 22.3% against 21.7% in South Sudan, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Sudan ahead.
South Sudan ranks 228th and Vanuatu ranks 227th of 238 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, South Sudan averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Sudan | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.2% | 6.6% | 1.6% | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 8.6% | 9.3% | 0.7% | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 8.5% | 12.7% | 4.2% | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 9.5% | 16.7% | 7.1% | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 20.1% | 5.6% | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 22.9% | 6.2% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 24.6% | 5.9% | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 22.3% | 1.4% | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher do more people live in urban or rural areas?, South Sudan or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 22.3% against 21.7% in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in do more people live in urban or rural areas? between South Sudan and Vanuatu?
- 0.6%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Vanuatu?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do South Sudan and Vanuatu rank globally for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- South Sudan ranks 228th and Vanuatu ranks 227th 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.