Which has higher urban population, Solomon Islands or Uganda?

Uganda, at 31.9% against 31.3% in Solomon Islands as of 2025.

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

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.

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

Solomon Islands

31.3%

in 2025

Uganda

31.9%

in 2025

Solomon Islands rank

195th

Uganda rank

193rd

Urban population (% of total population) over time

Solomon Islands
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 31.9% against 31.3% in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uganda ahead.

Solomon Islands ranks 195th and Uganda ranks 193rd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Solomon Islands averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Solomon Islands	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	4.4%	5.3%	0.8%	Uganda
1970s	8.8%	6.4%	2.4%	Solomon Islands
1980s	12.3%	8.0%	4.4%	Solomon Islands
1990s	14.6%	10.6%	3.9%	Solomon Islands
2000s	17.5%	13.9%	3.6%	Solomon Islands
2010s	23.4%	23.9%	0.5%	Uganda
2020s	29.7%	30.3%	0.6%	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, Solomon Islands or Uganda?: Uganda, at 31.9% against 31.3% in Solomon Islands as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between Solomon Islands and Uganda?: 0.6%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Solomon Islands and Uganda?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Solomon Islands and Uganda rank globally for urban population?: Solomon Islands ranks 195th and Uganda ranks 193rd 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.