Iceland vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Urban population, per capita
Iceland
0.9422 units per person
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.5596 units per person
in 2025
Iceland rank
23rd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
22nd
Urban population, per capita over time
- Iceland
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.9422 units per person against 0.5596 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.3826 units per person.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd of 218 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8273 units per person | 0.3243 units per person | 0.5031 units per person | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.8658 units per person | 0.3819 units per person | 0.4839 units per person | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.8923 units per person | 0.4368 units per person | 0.4555 units per person | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.9144 units per person | 0.4718 units per person | 0.4425 units per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.9244 units per person | 0.4997 units per person | 0.4246 units per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.9367 units per person | 0.5323 units per person | 0.4045 units per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.9418 units per person | 0.5528 units per person | 0.389 units per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Iceland or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Iceland, at 0.9422 units per person against 0.5596 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Iceland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 0.3826 units per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd 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.