Which has higher urban population, Myanmar or Solomon Islands?

Solomon Islands, at 31.3% against 30.6% in Myanmar as of 2025.

What is the difference in urban population between Myanmar and Solomon Islands?

0.7%, with Solomon Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Solomon Islands?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Myanmar vs Solomon Islands: Urban population (% of total population)

Myanmar

30.6%

in 2025

Solomon Islands

31.3%

in 2025

Myanmar rank

197th

Solomon Islands rank

195th

Urban population (% of total population) over time

Myanmar
Solomon Islands

How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 31.3% against 30.6% in Myanmar, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Myanmar ahead.

Myanmar ranks 197th and Solomon Islands ranks 195th of 218 countries.

Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Myanmar	Solomon Islands	Difference	Ahead
1960s	21.1%	4.4%	16.7%	Myanmar
1970s	24.0%	8.8%	15.2%	Myanmar
1980s	25.1%	12.3%	12.7%	Myanmar
1990s	26.6%	14.6%	12.0%	Myanmar
2000s	28.3%	17.5%	10.8%	Myanmar
2010s	29.6%	23.4%	6.2%	Myanmar
2020s	30.4%	29.7%	0.7%	Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, Myanmar or Solomon Islands?: Solomon Islands, at 31.3% against 30.6% in Myanmar as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between Myanmar and Solomon Islands?: 0.7%, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Solomon Islands?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Myanmar and Solomon Islands rank globally for urban population?: Myanmar ranks 197th and Solomon Islands ranks 195th 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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Indicator: Urban population (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 01 October 2026

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.