Brazil vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Urban population, per capita
Brazil
0.8818 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.4466 units per person
in 2025
Brazil rank
39th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
37th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Brazil
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.8818 units per person against 0.4466 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.4352 units per person.
That makes Brazil's figure about 2.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th of 218 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4833 units per person | 0.1611 units per person | 0.3222 units per person | Brazil |
| 1970s | 0.5961 units per person | 0.207 units per person | 0.3891 units per person | Brazil |
| 1980s | 0.7107 units per person | 0.2554 units per person | 0.4554 units per person | Brazil |
| 1990s | 0.7756 units per person | 0.3037 units per person | 0.4719 units per person | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.8274 units per person | 0.3487 units per person | 0.4788 units per person | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.8554 units per person | 0.396 units per person | 0.4594 units per person | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.8751 units per person | 0.434 units per person | 0.4411 units per person | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Brazil or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Brazil, at 0.8818 units per person against 0.4466 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Brazil and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 0.4352 units per person, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th 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.