Gambia vs Tuvalu: Urban population (% of total population)
Gambia
65.0%
in 2025
Tuvalu
65.4%
in 2025
Gambia rank
107th
Tuvalu rank
106th
Urban population (% of total population) over time
- Gambia
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 65.4% against 65.0% in Gambia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Gambia ranks 107th and Tuvalu ranks 106th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Tuvalu in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.8% | 13.2% | 3.4% | Tuvalu |
| 1970s | 18.6% | 19.1% | 0.5% | Tuvalu |
| 1980s | 31.7% | 34.1% | 2.4% | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 39.6% | 42.6% | 3.1% | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 51.6% | 49.3% | 2.4% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 58.9% | 58.4% | 0.5% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 63.7% | 0.1% | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Gambia or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 65.4% against 65.0% in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Gambia and Tuvalu?
- 0.4%, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Tuvalu?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Tuvalu rank globally for urban population?
- Gambia ranks 107th and Tuvalu ranks 106th 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.