Algeria vs Iran: Urban population, per capita
Algeria
0.7582 units per person
in 2025
Iran
0.7738 units per person
in 2025
Algeria rank
71st
Iran rank
69th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Algeria
- Iran
How they compare
Iran 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 ahead.
Algeria ranks 71st and Iran ranks 69th of 218 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3672 units per person | 0.3705 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | Iran |
| 1970s | 0.4038 units per person | 0.455 units per person | 0.0512 units per person | Iran |
| 1980s | 0.4724 units per person | 0.5308 units per person | 0.0584 units per person | Iran |
| 1990s | 0.5562 units per person | 0.5997 units per person | 0.0434 units per person | Iran |
| 2000s | 0.6326 units per person | 0.6738 units per person | 0.0413 units per person | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.6983 units per person | 0.7304 units per person | 0.0321 units per person | Iran |
| 2020s | 0.7445 units per person | 0.765 units per person | 0.0205 units per person | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Algeria or Iran?
- Iran, 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?
- 0.0156 units per person, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Iran?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Iran rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Algeria ranks 71st and Iran 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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About this data
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.