Netherlands vs Uruguay: Urban population, per capita
Netherlands
0.9594 units per person
in 2025
Uruguay
0.9565 units per person
in 2025
Netherlands rank
15th
Uruguay rank
17th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Netherlands
- Uruguay
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.9594 units per person against 0.9565 units per person in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0029 units per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.
Netherlands ranks 15th and Uruguay ranks 17th of 218 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6093 units per person | 0.8102 units per person | 0.201 units per person | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0.6386 units per person | 0.8305 units per person | 0.1918 units per person | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 0.6724 units per person | 0.8694 units per person | 0.197 units per person | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0.7202 units per person | 0.9034 units per person | 0.1832 units per person | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0.8284 units per person | 0.9225 units per person | 0.0941 units per person | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.9014 units per person | 0.9497 units per person | 0.0483 units per person | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.9513 units per person | 0.9552 units per person | 0.004 units per person | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Netherlands or Uruguay?
- Netherlands, at 0.9594 units per person against 0.9565 units per person in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Netherlands and Uruguay?
- 0.0029 units per person, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Uruguay?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Uruguay rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 15th and Uruguay ranks 17th 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.