Jordan vs World: Urban population, per capita
Jordan
0.9321 units per person
in 2025
World
0.5783 units per person
in 2025
Jordan rank
24th
World rank
21st
Urban population, per capita over time
- Jordan
- World
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 0.9321 units per person against 0.5783 units per person in World, a difference of 0.3538 units per person.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.6 times World's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Jordan has been ahead every year.
Jordan ranks 24th and World ranks 21st of 218 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4636 units per person | 0.3519 units per person | 0.1117 units per person | Jordan |
| 1970s | 0.5462 units per person | 0.3763 units per person | 0.1699 units per person | Jordan |
| 1980s | 0.6665 units per person | 0.4114 units per person | 0.2551 units per person | Jordan |
| 1990s | 0.776 units per person | 0.4437 units per person | 0.3323 units per person | Jordan |
| 2000s | 0.7892 units per person | 0.4911 units per person | 0.2981 units per person | Jordan |
| 2010s | 0.8793 units per person | 0.541 units per person | 0.3383 units per person | Jordan |
| 2020s | 0.9253 units per person | 0.5717 units per person | 0.3536 units per person | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Jordan or World?
- Jordan, at 0.9321 units per person against 0.5783 units per person in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Jordan and World?
- 0.3538 units per person, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Jordan and World rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Jordan ranks 24th 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.