Australia vs IDA only: Urban population, per capita
Australia
0.8772 units per person
in 2025
IDA only
0.3686 units per person
in 2025
Australia rank
41st
IDA only rank
43rd
Urban population, per capita over time
- Australia
- IDA only
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.8772 units per person against 0.3686 units per person in IDA only, a difference of 0.5086 units per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 2.4 times IDA only's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 41st and IDA only ranks 43rd of 218 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | IDA only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8296 units per person | 0.1269 units per person | 0.7028 units per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.858 units per person | 0.1655 units per person | 0.6925 units per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.8549 units per person | 0.2076 units per person | 0.6474 units per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.8529 units per person | 0.2428 units per person | 0.61 units per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.8559 units per person | 0.2796 units per person | 0.5763 units per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.8678 units per person | 0.3249 units per person | 0.543 units per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.8744 units per person | 0.3578 units per person | 0.5167 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 IDA only?
- Australia, at 0.8772 units per person against 0.3686 units per person in IDA only as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Australia and IDA only?
- 0.5086 units per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and IDA only?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and IDA only rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Australia ranks 41st and IDA only ranks 43rd 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.