Channel Islands vs Madagascar: Urban population
Channel Islands
32.6%
in 2025
Madagascar
32.9%
in 2025
Channel Islands rank
190th
Madagascar rank
189th
Urban population over time
- Channel Islands
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 32.9% against 32.6% in Channel Islands, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Channel Islands ahead.
Channel Islands ranks 190th and Madagascar ranks 189th of 218 countries.
Channel Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Channel Islands | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.5% | 12.3% | 25.2% | Channel Islands |
| 1970s | 33.6% | 16.2% | 17.4% | Channel Islands |
| 1980s | 31.8% | 20.1% | 11.7% | Channel Islands |
| 1990s | 30.7% | 23.3% | 7.4% | Channel Islands |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 26.3% | 4.8% | Channel Islands |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 29.0% | 3.6% | Channel Islands |
| 2020s | 32.8% | 31.8% | 1.0% | Channel Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Channel Islands or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 32.9% against 32.6% in Channel Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Channel Islands and Madagascar?
- 0.3%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Channel Islands and Madagascar?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Channel Islands and Madagascar rank globally for urban population?
- Channel Islands ranks 190th and Madagascar ranks 189th 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.