Saudi Arabia vs Switzerland: Urban population, per capita
Saudi Arabia
0.8461 units per person
in 2025
Switzerland
0.8573 units per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia rank
47th
Switzerland rank
45th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.8573 units per person against 0.8461 units per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0112 units per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 47th and Switzerland ranks 45th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3861 units per person | 0.5402 units per person | 0.1542 units per person | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.5738 units per person | 0.5919 units per person | 0.0181 units per person | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.7197 units per person | 0.6449 units per person | 0.0748 units per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.7864 units per person | 0.7112 units per person | 0.0753 units per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.8089 units per person | 0.7347 units per person | 0.0742 units per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.8287 units per person | 0.7601 units per person | 0.0685 units per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.8421 units per person | 0.8464 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Saudi Arabia or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.8573 units per person against 0.8461 units per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Saudi Arabia and Switzerland?
- 0.0112 units per person, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Switzerland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Switzerland rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 47th 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.