Mexico vs Spain: Urban population, per capita
Mexico
0.8004 units per person
in 2025
Spain
0.8052 units per person
in 2025
Mexico rank
58th
Spain rank
55th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Mexico
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.8052 units per person against 0.8004 units per person in Mexico, a difference of 0.0048 units per person.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 58th and Spain ranks 55th of 218 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5452 units per person | 0.607 units per person | 0.0618 units per person | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.6245 units per person | 0.6874 units per person | 0.0629 units per person | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.6879 units per person | 0.7322 units per person | 0.0443 units per person | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.7309 units per person | 0.7549 units per person | 0.0241 units per person | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.7608 units per person | 0.7715 units per person | 0.0107 units per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.7723 units per person | 0.7914 units per person | 0.0192 units per person | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.7935 units per person | 0.8007 units per person | 0.0072 units per person | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Mexico or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.8052 units per person against 0.8004 units per person in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Mexico and Spain?
- 0.0048 units per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Spain?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Spain rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Mexico ranks 58th and Spain ranks 55th 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.