What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Zambia?

0.0081 units per person, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Zambia?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Zambia: Urban population, per capita

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

0.4511 units per person

in 2025

Zambia

0.4592 units per person

in 2025

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

162nd

Zambia rank

160th

Urban population, per capita over time

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.4592 units per person against 0.4511 units per person in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 0.0081 units per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 162nd and Zambia ranks 160th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Congo, Democratic Republic of the averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.2296 units per person	0.2271 units per person	0.0025 units per person	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1970s	0.2524 units per person	0.358 units per person	0.1055 units per person	Zambia
1980s	0.283 units per person	0.3973 units per person	0.1143 units per person	Zambia
1990s	0.3227 units per person	0.3819 units per person	0.0592 units per person	Zambia
2000s	0.3707 units per person	0.373 units per person	0.0023 units per person	Zambia
2010s	0.4114 units per person	0.4175 units per person	0.006 units per person	Zambia
2020s	0.4419 units per person	0.4485 units per person	0.0067 units per person	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per capita, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Zambia?: Zambia, at 0.4592 units per person against 0.4511 units per person in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Zambia?: 0.0081 units per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Zambia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Zambia rank globally for urban population, per capita?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 162nd and Zambia ranks 160th 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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Indicator: Urban population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

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.