What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Guinea-Bissau and Zambia?

0.0073 units per person, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Zambia?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guinea-Bissau vs Zambia: Urban population, per capita

Guinea-Bissau

0.4665 units per person

in 2025

Zambia

0.4592 units per person

in 2025

Guinea-Bissau rank

158th

Zambia rank

160th

Urban population, per capita over time

Guinea-Bissau
Zambia

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.4665 units per person against 0.4592 units per person in Zambia, a difference of 0.0073 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 158th and Zambia ranks 160th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1426 units per person	0.2271 units per person	0.0845 units per person	Zambia
1970s	0.1568 units per person	0.358 units per person	0.2011 units per person	Zambia
1980s	0.2358 units per person	0.3973 units per person	0.1615 units per person	Zambia
1990s	0.3451 units per person	0.3819 units per person	0.0368 units per person	Zambia
2000s	0.3824 units per person	0.373 units per person	0.0094 units per person	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	0.4194 units per person	0.4175 units per person	0.002 units per person	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	0.4543 units per person	0.4485 units per person	0.0057 units per person	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per capita, Guinea-Bissau or Zambia?: Guinea-Bissau, at 0.4665 units per person against 0.4592 units per person in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Guinea-Bissau and Zambia?: 0.0073 units per person, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Zambia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Zambia rank globally for urban population, per capita?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 158th and Zambia ranks 160th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.