Gabon vs Guinea: Population in the largest city
Gabon
37.7%
in 2025
Guinea
38.7%
in 2025
Gabon rank
46th
Guinea rank
43rd
Population in the largest city over time
- Gabon
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 38.7% against 37.7% in Gabon, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 46th and Guinea ranks 43rd of 153 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 5 and Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.7% | 40.9% | 3.7% | Gabon |
| 1970s | 51.2% | 55.7% | 4.5% | Guinea |
| 1980s | 54.9% | 49.0% | 6.0% | Gabon |
| 1990s | 52.1% | 46.8% | 5.3% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 46.4% | 44.9% | 1.5% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 41.7% | 0.3% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 39.1% | 0.6% | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Gabon or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 38.7% against 37.7% in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Gabon and Guinea?
- 1.0%, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Guinea rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Gabon ranks 46th and Guinea ranks 43rd of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.