What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and South Africa?

0.0037 units per person, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and South Africa?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs South Africa: Urban population, per capita

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

0.6419 units per person

in 2025

South Africa

0.6382 units per person

in 2025

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank

109th

South Africa rank

111th

Urban population, per capita over time

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
South Africa

How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 0.6419 units per person against 0.6382 units per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0037 units per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 109th and South Africa ranks 111th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.47 units per person	0.4726 units per person	0.0026 units per person	South Africa
1970s	0.5612 units per person	0.4804 units per person	0.0808 units per person	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s	0.575 units per person	0.4943 units per person	0.0807 units per person	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s	0.5897 units per person	0.534 units per person	0.0557 units per person	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s	0.5974 units per person	0.594 units per person	0.0035 units per person	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s	0.6126 units per person	0.6312 units per person	0.0186 units per person	South Africa
2020s	0.634 units per person	0.6358 units per person	0.0018 units per person	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per capita, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or South Africa?: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 0.6419 units per person against 0.6382 units per person in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and South Africa?: 0.0037 units per person, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and South Africa?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and South Africa rank globally for urban population, per capita?: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 109th 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: 14 September 2026

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.