Which has higher urban population, per capita, Algeria or Iran, Islamic Republic of?

Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 0.7738 units per person against 0.7582 units per person in Algeria as of 2025.

What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Algeria and Iran, Islamic Republic of?

0.0156 units per person, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Iran, Islamic Republic of?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Algeria vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Urban population, per capita

Algeria

0.7582 units per person

in 2025

Iran, Islamic Republic of

0.7738 units per person

in 2025

Algeria rank

71st

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

69th

Urban population, per capita over time

Algeria
Iran, Islamic Republic of

How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 0.7738 units per person against 0.7582 units per person in Algeria, a difference of 0.0156 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

Algeria ranks 71st and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 69th of 218 countries.

Iran, Islamic Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Iran, Islamic Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.3672 units per person	0.3705 units per person	0.0033 units per person	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1970s	0.4038 units per person	0.455 units per person	0.0512 units per person	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1980s	0.4724 units per person	0.5308 units per person	0.0584 units per person	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1990s	0.5562 units per person	0.5997 units per person	0.0434 units per person	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2000s	0.6326 units per person	0.6738 units per person	0.0413 units per person	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s	0.6983 units per person	0.7304 units per person	0.0321 units per person	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2020s	0.7445 units per person	0.765 units per person	0.0205 units per person	Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per capita, Algeria or Iran, Islamic Republic of?: Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 0.7738 units per person against 0.7582 units per person in Algeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Algeria and Iran, Islamic Republic of?: 0.0156 units per person, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Iran, Islamic Republic of?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Algeria and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for urban population, per capita?: Algeria ranks 71st and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 69th of 218 countries.
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: 14 September 2026

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.