Netherlands vs Upper middle income: Urban population, per capita
Netherlands
0.9594 units per person
in 2025
Upper middle income
0.6823 units per person
in 2025
Netherlands rank
15th
Upper middle income rank
13th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Netherlands
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.9594 units per person against 0.6823 units per person in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.2771 units per person.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.4 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 13th of 218 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6093 units per person | 0.2664 units per person | 0.3429 units per person | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.6386 units per person | 0.2921 units per person | 0.3465 units per person | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.6724 units per person | 0.3535 units per person | 0.319 units per person | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.7202 units per person | 0.4176 units per person | 0.3025 units per person | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.8284 units per person | 0.5127 units per person | 0.3158 units per person | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.9014 units per person | 0.6106 units per person | 0.2908 units per person | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.9513 units per person | 0.6719 units per person | 0.2794 units per person | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Netherlands or Upper middle income?
- Netherlands, at 0.9594 units per person against 0.6823 units per person in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Netherlands and Upper middle income?
- 0.2771 units per person, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Upper middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Upper middle income rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 13th 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.