Canada vs South Korea: Urban population, per capita
Canada
0.8288 units per person
in 2025
South Korea
0.8117 units per person
in 2025
Canada rank
51st
South Korea rank
54th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Canada
- South Korea
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.8288 units per person against 0.8117 units per person in South Korea, a difference of 0.0171 units per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 51st and South Korea ranks 54th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and South Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.724 units per person | 0.3213 units per person | 0.4027 units per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.7575 units per person | 0.4753 units per person | 0.2822 units per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.7619 units per person | 0.6426 units per person | 0.1193 units per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.7745 units per person | 0.775 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.7978 units per person | 0.81 units per person | 0.0122 units per person | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.8129 units per person | 0.8167 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.8243 units per person | 0.8117 units per person | 0.0126 units per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Canada or South Korea?
- Canada, at 0.8288 units per person against 0.8117 units per person in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Canada and South Korea?
- 0.0171 units per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Korea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Canada and South Korea rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Canada ranks 51st and South Korea ranks 54th 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.