Spain vs United States: Urban population, per capita
Spain
0.8052 units per person
in 2025
United States
0.8019 units per person
in 2025
Spain rank
55th
United States rank
57th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Spain
- United States
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.8052 units per person against 0.8019 units per person in United States, a difference of 0.0033 units per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
Spain ranks 55th and United States ranks 57th of 218 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.607 units per person | 0.7192 units per person | 0.1122 units per person | United States |
| 1970s | 0.6874 units per person | 0.7361 units per person | 0.0487 units per person | United States |
| 1980s | 0.7322 units per person | 0.743 units per person | 0.0108 units per person | United States |
| 1990s | 0.7549 units per person | 0.77 units per person | 0.0151 units per person | United States |
| 2000s | 0.7715 units per person | 0.8001 units per person | 0.0286 units per person | United States |
| 2010s | 0.7914 units per person | 0.8052 units per person | 0.0138 units per person | United States |
| 2020s | 0.8007 units per person | 0.8007 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Spain or United States?
- Spain, at 0.8052 units per person against 0.8019 units per person in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Spain and United States?
- 0.0033 units per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Spain and United States rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Spain ranks 55th and United States ranks 57th 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.