Australia vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Urban population, per capita

Australia
0.8772 units per person
in 2025
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
0.3833 units per person
in 2025
Australia rank
41st
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
42nd

Urban population, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
0.20.40.60.8196019922025

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.8772 units per person against 0.3833 units per person in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 0.4939 units per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 2.3 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

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

Australia ranks 41st and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 42nd of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8296 units per person 0.139 units per person 0.6907 units per person Australia
1970s 0.858 units per person 0.1829 units per person 0.675 units per person Australia
1980s 0.8549 units per person 0.2254 units per person 0.6295 units per person Australia
1990s 0.8529 units per person 0.2648 units per person 0.588 units per person Australia
2000s 0.8559 units per person 0.2975 units per person 0.5584 units per person Australia
2010s 0.8678 units per person 0.3367 units per person 0.5311 units per person Australia
2020s 0.8744 units per person 0.3717 units per person 0.5027 units per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per capita, Australia or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Australia, at 0.8772 units per person against 0.3833 units per person in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Australia and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
0.4939 units per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Australia and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for urban population, per capita?
Australia ranks 41st and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 42nd 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

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.