Guinea-Bissau vs Jamaica: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population

Guinea-Bissau
2,062 1000 No
in 2050
Jamaica
1,904 1000 No
in 2050
Guinea-Bissau rank
141st
Jamaica rank
144th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Jamaica
05001.0k1.5k2.0k195020002050

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 2,062 1000 No against 1,904 1000 No in Jamaica, a difference of 158 1000 No.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 101 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jamaica ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 141st and Jamaica ranks 144th of 226 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Jamaica Difference Ahead
1950s 66.29 1000 No 432.38 1000 No 366.1 1000 No Jamaica
1960s 93.24 1000 No 648.01 1000 No 554.77 1000 No Jamaica
1970s 121.42 1000 No 879.79 1000 No 758.37 1000 No Jamaica
1980s 209.25 1000 No 1,113 1000 No 903.35 1000 No Jamaica
1990s 381.78 1000 No 1,276 1000 No 894.65 1000 No Jamaica
2000s 521.68 1000 No 1,442 1000 No 919.95 1000 No Jamaica
2010s 735.5 1000 No 1,569 1000 No 833.89 1000 No Jamaica
2020s 1,025 1000 No 1,700 1000 No 674.65 1000 No Jamaica
2030s 1,380 1000 No 1,820 1000 No 439.7 1000 No Jamaica
2040s 1,805 1000 No 1,892 1000 No 86.48 1000 No Jamaica
2050s 2,062 1000 No 1,904 1000 No 157.8 1000 No Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, Guinea-Bissau or Jamaica?
Guinea-Bissau, at 2,062 1000 No against 1,904 1000 No in Jamaica as of 2050.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population between Guinea-Bissau and Jamaica?
158 1000 No, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Jamaica?
101 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2050.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Jamaica rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 141st and Jamaica ranks 144th of 226 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
277 places, 25,744 data points, 1950–2050
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Population module contains time series data on population, by sex and urban/rural. The series consist of both estimates and projections for different periods as available from the original sources, namely: 1. Population data refers to the World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision from the UN Population Division. 2. Urban/rural population data refers to the World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision from the UN Population Division.