Saudi Arabia vs United Arab Emirates: Urban population, per capita
Saudi Arabia
0.8461 units per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
0.8596 units per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia rank
47th
United Arab Emirates rank
44th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Saudi Arabia
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.8596 units per person against 0.8461 units per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0135 units per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 47th and United Arab Emirates ranks 44th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3861 units per person | 0.7727 units per person | 0.3866 units per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 0.5738 units per person | 0.8283 units per person | 0.2545 units per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 0.7197 units per person | 0.7976 units per person | 0.0779 units per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 0.7864 units per person | 0.7847 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.8089 units per person | 0.8153 units per person | 0.0064 units per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 0.8287 units per person | 0.8422 units per person | 0.0136 units per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 0.8421 units per person | 0.8559 units per person | 0.0137 units per person | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Saudi Arabia or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 0.8596 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 United Arab Emirates?
- 0.0135 units per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 47th and United Arab Emirates ranks 44th 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.