Angola vs Equatorial Guinea: Urban population (% of total population)
Angola
71.5%
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea
71.6%
in 2025
Angola rank
84th
Equatorial Guinea rank
82nd
Urban population (% of total population) over time
- Angola
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 71.6% against 71.5% in Angola, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Angola ranks 84th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 82nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 3 and Equatorial Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.1% | 26.2% | 14.0% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 18.2% | 26.2% | 8.0% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 30.3% | 28.3% | 2.0% | Angola |
| 1990s | 43.6% | 38.1% | 5.5% | Angola |
| 2000s | 55.3% | 42.8% | 12.4% | Angola |
| 2010s | 63.3% | 64.4% | 1.1% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 69.5% | 71.0% | 1.5% | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Angola or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 71.6% against 71.5% in Angola as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Angola and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.1%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Equatorial Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Angola and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for urban population?
- Angola ranks 84th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 82nd 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.