Gambia vs Qatar: Population in the largest city
Gambia
27.8%
in 2025
Qatar
28.2%
in 2025
Gambia rank
84th
Qatar rank
81st
Population in the largest city over time
- Gambia
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 28.2% against 27.8% in Gambia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Qatar ahead.
Gambia ranks 84th and Qatar ranks 81st of 153 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 5 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98.1% | 96.3% | 1.8% | Gambia |
| 1970s | 79.5% | 75.5% | 4.0% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 60.7% | 63.2% | 2.5% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 57.4% | 52.9% | 4.4% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 42.9% | 42.3% | 0.6% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 28.7% | 3.8% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 29.0% | 0.8% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Gambia or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 28.2% against 27.8% in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Gambia and Qatar?
- 0.4%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Qatar?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Qatar rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Gambia ranks 84th and Qatar ranks 81st 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.