Australia vs Pacific island small states: Urban population, per capita
Australia
0.8772 units per person
in 2025
Pacific island small states
0.4088 units per person
in 2025
Australia rank
41st
Pacific island small states rank
40th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Australia
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.8772 units per person against 0.4088 units per person in Pacific island small states, a difference of 0.4684 units per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 2.1 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 41st and Pacific island small states ranks 40th of 218 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8296 units per person | 0.231 units per person | 0.5986 units per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.858 units per person | 0.2749 units per person | 0.5831 units per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.8549 units per person | 0.2961 units per person | 0.5589 units per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.8529 units per person | 0.3291 units per person | 0.5238 units per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.8559 units per person | 0.3552 units per person | 0.5007 units per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.8678 units per person | 0.3814 units per person | 0.4864 units per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.8744 units per person | 0.4012 units per person | 0.4732 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 Pacific island small states?
- Australia, at 0.8772 units per person against 0.4088 units per person in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Australia and Pacific island small states?
- 0.4684 units per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Pacific island small states?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Pacific island small states rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Australia ranks 41st and Pacific island small states ranks 40th 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.