Afghanistan vs Eswatini: Urban population (% of total population)
Afghanistan
25.9%
in 2025
Eswatini
26.7%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
205th
Eswatini rank
202nd
Urban population (% of total population) over time
- Afghanistan
- Eswatini
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 26.7% against 25.9% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 205th and Eswatini ranks 202nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Eswatini in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.4% | 6.4% | 3.0% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 13.4% | 13.9% | 0.4% | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 16.5% | 21.6% | 5.2% | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 17.8% | 23.0% | 5.2% | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 22.4% | 2.6% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 23.2% | 0.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 25.6% | 0.1% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Afghanistan or Eswatini?
- Eswatini, at 26.7% against 25.9% in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Afghanistan and Eswatini?
- 0.8%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Eswatini?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Eswatini rank globally for urban population?
- Afghanistan ranks 205th and Eswatini ranks 202nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.