Kiribati vs South Africa: Urban population, per capita

Kiribati
0.6339 units per person
in 2025
South Africa
0.6382 units per person
in 2025
Kiribati rank
114th
South Africa rank
111th

Urban population, per capita over time

  • Kiribati
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.6382 units per person against 0.6339 units per person in Kiribati, a difference of 0.0043 units per person.

Across all 66 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Kiribati ranks 114th and South Africa ranks 111th of 218 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1993 units per person 0.4726 units per person 0.2734 units per person South Africa
1970s 0.2766 units per person 0.4804 units per person 0.2038 units per person South Africa
1980s 0.3349 units per person 0.4943 units per person 0.1594 units per person South Africa
1990s 0.3723 units per person 0.534 units per person 0.1617 units per person South Africa
2000s 0.4425 units per person 0.594 units per person 0.1514 units per person South Africa
2010s 0.514 units per person 0.6312 units per person 0.1172 units per person South Africa
2020s 0.61 units per person 0.6358 units per person 0.0258 units per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per capita, Kiribati or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.6382 units per person against 0.6339 units per person in Kiribati as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Kiribati and South Africa?
0.0043 units per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and South Africa?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Kiribati and South Africa rank globally for urban population, per capita?
Kiribati ranks 114th and South Africa ranks 111th 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.