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SOURCE
UN (United Nations). 2002. World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York
DEFINITION
People Statistics > Urbanization in 1975 (most recent) by country
Showing latest available data.
| Rank |
Countries
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Amount
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# 1
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Singapore: |
100% |
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# 2
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Belgium: |
94.9% |
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# 3
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United Kingdom: |
88.7% |
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# 4
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Netherlands: |
88.4% |
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= 5
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Israel: |
86.6% |
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= 5
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Iceland: |
86.6% |
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# 7
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Australia: |
85.9% |
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# 8
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Kuwait: |
83.8% |
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# 9
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Uruguay: |
83.1% |
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# 10
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Qatar: |
82.9% |
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# 11
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New Zealand: |
82.8% |
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# 12
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Sweden: |
82.7% |
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# 13
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Denmark: |
81.8% |
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# 14
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Germany: |
81.2% |
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# 15
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Argentina: |
80.7% |
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# 16
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Malta: |
80.4% |
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# 17
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Bahrain: |
79.2% |
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# 18
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Chile: |
78.4% |
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# 19
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Venezuela: |
75.8% |
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# 20
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Japan: |
75.7% |
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# 21
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Canada: |
75.6% |
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= 22
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United States: |
73.7% |
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= 22
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Luxembourg: |
73.7% |
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# 24
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Bahamas, The: |
73.4% |
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# 25
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France: |
73% |
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# 26
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Spain: |
69.6% |
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# 27
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Djibouti: |
68.9% |
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# 28
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Norway: |
68.2% |
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# 29
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Estonia: |
67.6% |
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# 30
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Austria: |
67.4% |
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# 31
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Lebanon: |
67% |
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# 32
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Russia: |
66.4% |
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# 33
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Italy: |
65.6% |
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= 34
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Latvia: |
65.4% |
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= 34
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United Arab Emirates: |
65.4% |
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# 36
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Cuba: |
64.2% |
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# 37
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Czech Republic: |
63.7% |
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= 38
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Trinidad and Tobago: |
63% |
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= 38
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Armenia: |
63% |
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# 40
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Mexico: |
62.8% |
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# 41
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Brazil: |
61.8% |
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# 42
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Peru: |
61.5% |
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# 43
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Libya: |
60.9% |
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# 44
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Colombia: |
60% |
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# 45
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Saudi Arabia: |
58.4% |
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|
= 46
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Ukraine: |
58.3% |
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= 46
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Finland: |
58.3% |
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# 48
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Jordan: |
57.8% |
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# 49
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Bulgaria: |
57.5% |
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= 50
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Lithuania: |
55.7% |
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= 50
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Switzerland: |
55.7% |
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# 52
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Poland: |
55.4% |
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= 53
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Dominica: |
55.3% |
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= 53
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Greece: |
55.3% |
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# 55
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Ireland: |
53.6% |
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# 56
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Hungary: |
52.8% |
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# 57
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Kazakhstan: |
52.2% |
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# 58
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Azerbaijan: |
51.5% |
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# 59
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Belarus: |
50.3% |
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# 60
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Belize: |
50.2% |
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# 61
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Tunisia: |
49.8% |
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|
= 62
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Suriname: |
49.5% |
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|
= 62
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Georgia: |
49.5% |
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= 62
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China: |
49.5% |
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# 65
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Panama: |
49% |
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# 66
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Nicaragua: |
48.9% |
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# 67
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Mongolia: |
48.7% |
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|
= 68
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South Africa: |
48% |
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= 68
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Korea, South: |
48% |
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# 70
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Turkmenistan: |
47.6% |
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# 71
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Slovakia: |
46.3% |
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# 72
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Romania: |
46.2% |
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# 73
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Iran: |
45.8% |
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# 74
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Dominican Republic: |
45.3% |
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# 75
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Cyprus: |
45.2% |
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|
= 76
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Croatia: |
45.1% |
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= 76
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Syria: |
45.1% |
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# 78
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Jamaica: |
44.1% |
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# 79
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Egypt: |
43.5% |
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# 80
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Mauritius: |
43.4% |
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# 81
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Costa Rica: |
42.5% |
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= 82
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Slovenia: |
42.4% |
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= 82
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Ecuador: |
42.4% |
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# 84
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Turkey: |
41.6% |
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# 85
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El Salvador: |
41.5% |
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# 86
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Bolivia: |
41.3% |
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# 87
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Algeria: |
40.3% |
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# 88
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Gabon: |
40% |
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# 89
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Uzbekistan: |
39.1% |
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# 90
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Paraguay: |
39% |
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= 91
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Barbados: |
38.6% |
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= 91
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Saint Lucia: |
38.6% |
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# 93
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Kyrgyzstan: |
37.9% |
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# 94
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Morocco: |
37.8% |
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# 95
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Malaysia: |
37.7% |
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= 96
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Fiji: |
36.7% |
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= 96
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Guatemala: |
36.7% |
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# 98
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Philippines: |
35.6% |
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# 99
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Tajikistan: |
35.5% |
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= 100
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
35% |
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= 100
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Saint Kitts and Nevis: |
35% |
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# 102
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Zambia: |
34.8% |
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= 103
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Senegal: |
34.2% |
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= 103
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Antigua and Barbuda: |
34.2% |
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# 105
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Central African Republic: |
33.7% |
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# 106
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Seychelles: |
33.3% |
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# 107
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Albania: |
32.7% |
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# 108
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Grenada: |
32.6% |
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= 109
|
Cote d'Ivoire: |
32.1% |
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= 109
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Honduras: |
32.1% |
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# 111
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Ghana: |
30.1% |
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# 112
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Guyana: |
30% |
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= 113
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India: |
27.7% |
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= 113
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Portugal: |
27.7% |
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# 115
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Equatorial Guinea: |
27.1% |
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# 116
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Cameroon: |
26.9% |
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# 117
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Pakistan: |
26.4% |
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# 118
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Burma: |
23.9% |
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# 119
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Nigeria: |
23.4% |
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# 120
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Sri Lanka: |
22% |
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# 121
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Benin: |
21.9% |
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# 122
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Haiti: |
21.7% |
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= 123
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Cape Verde: |
21.4% |
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= 123
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Sierra Leone: |
21.4% |
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# 125
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Comoros: |
21.2% |
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# 126
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Namibia: |
20.6% |
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# 127
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Mauritania: |
20.3% |
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|
= 128
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Oman: |
19.6% |
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= 128
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Zimbabwe: |
19.6% |
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# 130
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Indonesia: |
19.4% |
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# 131
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Sudan: |
18.9% |
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# 132
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Vietnam: |
18.8% |
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# 133
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Maldives: |
18.1% |
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# 134
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Angola: |
17.8% |
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# 135
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Gambia, The: |
17% |
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# 136
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Yemen: |
16.6% |
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= 137
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Guinea: |
16.3% |
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= 137
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Madagascar: |
16.3% |
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= 137
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Togo: |
16.3% |
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# 140
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Mali: |
16.2% |
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# 141
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Guinea-Bissau: |
16% |
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# 142
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Vanuatu: |
15.7% |
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# 143
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Chad: |
15.6% |
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# 144
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Thailand: |
15.1% |
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# 145
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Swaziland: |
14% |
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# 146
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Kenya: |
12.9% |
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# 147
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Botswana: |
12.8% |
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# 148
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Eritrea: |
12.7% |
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# 149
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Papua New Guinea: |
11.9% |
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# 150
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Laos: |
11.1% |
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# 151
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Lesotho: |
10.8% |
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# 152
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Niger: |
10.6% |
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# 153
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Cambodia: |
10.3% |
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# 154
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Bangladesh: |
9.9% |
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# 155
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Ethiopia: |
9.5% |
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# 156
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Solomon Islands: |
9.1% |
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# 157
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Mozambique: |
8.7% |
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# 158
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Uganda: |
8.3% |
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# 159
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Malawi: |
7.7% |
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# 160
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Burkina Faso: |
6.3% |
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# 161
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Nepal: |
5% |
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# 162
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Rwanda: |
4% |
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# 163
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Bhutan: |
3.4% |
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# 164
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Burundi: |
3.2% |
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Weighted average: |
43.3% |
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SOURCE: UN (United Nations). 2002. World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York
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