China vs Nepal: Urban population, per capita
China
0.6634 units per person
in 2025
Nepal
0.67 units per person
in 2025
China rank
101st
Nepal rank
99th
Urban population, per capita over time
- China
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 0.67 units per person against 0.6634 units per person in China, a difference of 0.0066 units per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China ahead.
China ranks 101st and Nepal ranks 99th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Nepal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1802 units per person | 0.037 units per person | 0.1432 units per person | China |
| 1970s | 0.1753 units per person | 0.0761 units per person | 0.0993 units per person | China |
| 1980s | 0.2303 units per person | 0.1717 units per person | 0.0586 units per person | China |
| 1990s | 0.2967 units per person | 0.2399 units per person | 0.0568 units per person | China |
| 2000s | 0.424 units per person | 0.4438 units per person | 0.0197 units per person | Nepal |
| 2010s | 0.565 units per person | 0.6451 units per person | 0.0801 units per person | Nepal |
| 2020s | 0.6521 units per person | 0.6648 units per person | 0.0127 units per person | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, China or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 0.67 units per person against 0.6634 units per person in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between China and Nepal?
- 0.0066 units per person, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Nepal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do China and Nepal rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- China ranks 101st and Nepal ranks 99th 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.