Australia vs IDA total: Urban population, per capita
Australia
0.8772 units per person
in 2025
IDA total
0.4115 units per person
in 2025
Australia rank
41st
IDA total rank
39th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Australia
- IDA total
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.8772 units per person against 0.4115 units per person in IDA total, a difference of 0.4657 units per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 2.1 times IDA total's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 41st and IDA total ranks 39th of 218 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | IDA total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8296 units per person | 0.151 units per person | 0.6786 units per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.858 units per person | 0.1932 units per person | 0.6648 units per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.8549 units per person | 0.2395 units per person | 0.6155 units per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.8529 units per person | 0.2785 units per person | 0.5743 units per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.8559 units per person | 0.32 units per person | 0.5359 units per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.8678 units per person | 0.3656 units per person | 0.5022 units per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.8744 units per person | 0.4001 units per person | 0.4744 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 total?
- Australia, at 0.8772 units per person against 0.4115 units per person in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Australia and IDA total?
- 0.4657 units per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and IDA total?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and IDA total rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Australia ranks 41st and IDA total ranks 39th 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.