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
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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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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
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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.