Peru vs Switzerland: Urban population, per capita
Peru
0.856 units per person
in 2025
Switzerland
0.8573 units per person
in 2025
Peru rank
46th
Switzerland rank
45th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Peru
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.8573 units per person against 0.856 units per person in Peru, a difference of 0.0013 units per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.
Peru ranks 46th and Switzerland ranks 45th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5124 units per person | 0.5402 units per person | 0.0279 units per person | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.6123 units per person | 0.5919 units per person | 0.0205 units per person | Peru |
| 1980s | 0.6673 units per person | 0.6449 units per person | 0.0224 units per person | Peru |
| 1990s | 0.7068 units per person | 0.7112 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.7468 units per person | 0.7347 units per person | 0.0121 units per person | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.8035 units per person | 0.7601 units per person | 0.0433 units per person | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.8457 units per person | 0.8464 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Peru or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.8573 units per person against 0.856 units per person in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Peru and Switzerland?
- 0.0013 units per person, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Switzerland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Peru and Switzerland rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Peru ranks 46th and Switzerland ranks 45th 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.