Iceland vs World: Urban population, per capita
Iceland
0.9422 units per person
in 2025
World
0.5783 units per person
in 2025
Iceland rank
23rd
World rank
21st
Urban population, per capita over time
- Iceland
- World
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.9422 units per person against 0.5783 units per person in World, a difference of 0.3639 units per person.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.6 times World's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 23rd and World ranks 21st of 218 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8273 units per person | 0.3519 units per person | 0.4754 units per person | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.8658 units per person | 0.3763 units per person | 0.4895 units per person | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.8923 units per person | 0.4114 units per person | 0.4808 units per person | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.9144 units per person | 0.4437 units per person | 0.4707 units per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.9244 units per person | 0.4911 units per person | 0.4333 units per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.9367 units per person | 0.541 units per person | 0.3957 units per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.9418 units per person | 0.5717 units per person | 0.3701 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 World?
- Iceland, at 0.9422 units per person against 0.5783 units per person in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Iceland and World?
- 0.3639 units per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and World rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 23rd and World ranks 21st 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.