Belgium vs Switzerland: Urban population, per capita
Belgium
0.8767 units per person
in 2025
Switzerland
0.8573 units per person
in 2025
Belgium rank
42nd
Switzerland rank
45th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Belgium
- Switzerland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.8767 units per person against 0.8573 units per person in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0194 units per person.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 42nd and Switzerland ranks 45th of 218 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6787 units per person | 0.5402 units per person | 0.1385 units per person | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.7249 units per person | 0.5919 units per person | 0.133 units per person | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.7647 units per person | 0.6449 units per person | 0.1199 units per person | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.8015 units per person | 0.7112 units per person | 0.0903 units per person | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.8339 units per person | 0.7347 units per person | 0.0992 units per person | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.8608 units per person | 0.7601 units per person | 0.1006 units per person | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.8751 units per person | 0.8464 units per person | 0.0287 units per person | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Belgium or Switzerland?
- Belgium, at 0.8767 units per person against 0.8573 units per person in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Belgium and Switzerland?
- 0.0194 units per person, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Belgium ranks 42nd and Switzerland ranks 45th 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.