Eswatini vs East Timor: Urban population (% of total population)
Eswatini
26.7%
in 2025
East Timor
28.8%
in 2025
Eswatini rank
202nd
East Timor rank
200th
Urban population (% of total population) over time
- Eswatini
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 28.8% against 26.7% in Eswatini, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes East Timor's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was East Timor ahead.
Eswatini ranks 202nd and East Timor ranks 200th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and East Timor in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.4% | 10.7% | 4.3% | East Timor |
| 1970s | 13.9% | 14.1% | 0.2% | East Timor |
| 1980s | 21.6% | 18.7% | 2.9% | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 23.0% | 22.4% | 0.6% | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 22.4% | 26.4% | 4.0% | East Timor |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 29.5% | 6.2% | East Timor |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 28.7% | 3.1% | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Eswatini or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 28.8% against 26.7% in Eswatini as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Eswatini and East Timor?
- 2.1%, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and East Timor?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and East Timor rank globally for urban population?
- Eswatini ranks 202nd and East Timor ranks 200th 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.