South Africa vs United States: Urban population (% of total population)
Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.
In , South Africa's Urban population (% of total population) was 63.69, compared to United States's 80.12. That makes South Africa's value 20.5% lower than United States's.
South Africa
Rank #111 of 217 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 63.69
- Year-over-year
- +0.2%
- 10-year change
- +0.9%
- Peak
- 63.69 (2024)
- Trough
- 59.82 (2005)
United States
Rank #57 of 217 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 80.12
- Year-over-year
- +0.1%
- 10-year change
- -0.6%
- Peak
- 80.70 (2010)
- Trough
- 80.00 (2020)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS), CC BY 4.0.