Africa Eastern and Southern vs Australia: Urban population, per capita

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.387 units per person
in 2025
Australia
0.8772 units per person
in 2025
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
41st
Australia rank
41st

Urban population, per capita over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Australia
0.20.40.60.8196019922025

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.8772 units per person against 0.387 units per person in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.4902 units per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 2.3 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 41st and Australia ranks 41st of 47 groups.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Australia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1578 units per person 0.8296 units per person 0.6719 units per person Australia
1970s 0.1894 units per person 0.858 units per person 0.6686 units per person Australia
1980s 0.2265 units per person 0.8549 units per person 0.6284 units per person Australia
1990s 0.2679 units per person 0.8529 units per person 0.585 units per person Australia
2000s 0.3032 units per person 0.8559 units per person 0.5527 units per person Australia
2010s 0.343 units per person 0.8678 units per person 0.5248 units per person Australia
2020s 0.3758 units per person 0.8744 units per person 0.4986 units per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per capita, Africa Eastern and Southern or Australia?
Australia, at 0.8772 units per person against 0.387 units per person in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Africa Eastern and Southern and Australia?
0.4902 units per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Australia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Australia rank globally for urban population, per capita?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 41st and Australia ranks 41st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban population, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.