Canada vs United Kingdom: Urban population, per capita
Canada
0.8288 units per person
in 2025
United Kingdom
0.8332 units per person
in 2025
Canada rank
51st
United Kingdom rank
50th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Canada
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 0.8332 units per person against 0.8288 units per person in Canada, a difference of 0.0044 units per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Canada ranks 51st and United Kingdom ranks 50th of 218 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.724 units per person | 0.7772 units per person | 0.0532 units per person | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 0.7575 units per person | 0.7754 units per person | 0.0178 units per person | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 0.7619 units per person | 0.7841 units per person | 0.0222 units per person | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0.7745 units per person | 0.7868 units per person | 0.0123 units per person | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.7978 units per person | 0.8038 units per person | 0.0059 units per person | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.8129 units per person | 0.8177 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 0.8243 units per person | 0.8312 units per person | 0.0069 units per person | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Canada or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 0.8332 units per person against 0.8288 units per person in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Canada and United Kingdom?
- 0.0044 units per person, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United Kingdom rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Canada ranks 51st and United Kingdom ranks 50th 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.