Guinea-Bissau vs North America: Urban population, annual growth rate
Guinea-Bissau
3.38 % change on previous year
in 2025
North America
0.6692 % change on previous year
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
37th
North America rank
38th
Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- North America
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 3.38 % change on previous year against 0.6692 % change on previous year in North America, a difference of 2.71 % change on previous year.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 5.1 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 37th and North America ranks 38th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 6 and North America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.17 % change on previous year | 1.92 % change on previous year | 0.7504 % change on previous year | North America |
| 1970s | 4.75 % change on previous year | 1.13 % change on previous year | 3.62 % change on previous year | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 7.94 % change on previous year | 1.13 % change on previous year | 6.81 % change on previous year | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 4.18 % change on previous year | 1.69 % change on previous year | 2.49 % change on previous year | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 3.2 % change on previous year | 1.2 % change on previous year | 2 % change on previous year | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 3.61 % change on previous year | 0.7273 % change on previous year | 2.88 % change on previous year | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 3.31 % change on previous year | 0.7343 % change on previous year | 2.57 % change on previous year | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, annual growth rate, Guinea-Bissau or North America?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 3.38 % change on previous year against 0.6692 % change on previous year in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, annual growth rate between Guinea-Bissau and North America?
- 2.71 % change on previous year, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and North America?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and North America rank globally for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 37th and North America ranks 38th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.