What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Singapore?

0.1849 units per person, with Singapore ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Singapore?

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.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Singapore: Urban population, per capita

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

0.8151 units per person

in 2025

Singapore

1 units per person

in 2025

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

1st

Singapore rank

1st

Urban population, per capita over time

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Singapore

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 1 units per person against 0.8151 units per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.1849 units per person.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 1st of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.5199 units per person	1 units per person	0.4801 units per person	Singapore
1970s	0.6036 units per person	1 units per person	0.3964 units per person	Singapore
1980s	0.6767 units per person	1 units per person	0.3233 units per person	Singapore
1990s	0.7266 units per person	1 units per person	0.2734 units per person	Singapore
2000s	0.7691 units per person	1 units per person	0.2309 units per person	Singapore
2010s	0.7925 units per person	1 units per person	0.2075 units per person	Singapore
2020s	0.8095 units per person	1 units per person	0.1905 units per person	Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per capita, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Singapore?: Singapore, at 1 units per person against 0.8151 units per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Singapore?: 0.1849 units per person, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Singapore?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Singapore rank globally for urban population, per capita?: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 1st of 47 groups.
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.