Gabon vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Urban population, per capita

Gabon
0.9209 units per person
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.5286 units per person
in 2025
Gabon rank
28th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
28th

Urban population, per capita over time

  • Gabon
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 0.9209 units per person against 0.5286 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.3923 units per person.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Gabon ranks 28th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 6 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1979 units per person 0.3129 units per person 0.115 units per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1970s 0.4263 units per person 0.3657 units per person 0.0606 units per person Gabon
1980s 0.6173 units per person 0.4158 units per person 0.2015 units per person Gabon
1990s 0.7433 units per person 0.4492 units per person 0.2941 units per person Gabon
2000s 0.8291 units per person 0.4739 units per person 0.3552 units per person Gabon
2010s 0.8794 units per person 0.5027 units per person 0.3767 units per person Gabon
2020s 0.9132 units per person 0.5228 units per person 0.3904 units per person Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per capita, Gabon or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Gabon, at 0.9209 units per person against 0.5286 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Gabon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
0.3923 units per person, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Gabon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for urban population, per capita?
Gabon ranks 28th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 28th 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

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.