What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Spain and United States of America?

0.0033 units per person, with Spain ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States of America?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Spain vs United States of America: Urban population, per capita

Spain

0.8052 units per person

in 2025

United States of America

0.8019 units per person

in 2025

Spain rank

55th

United States of America rank

57th

Urban population, per capita over time

Spain
United States of America

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.8052 units per person against 0.8019 units per person in United States of America, 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 of America ahead.

Spain ranks 55th and United States of America ranks 57th of 218 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Spain	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.607 units per person	0.7192 units per person	0.1122 units per person	United States of America
1970s	0.6874 units per person	0.7361 units per person	0.0487 units per person	United States of America
1980s	0.7322 units per person	0.743 units per person	0.0108 units per person	United States of America
1990s	0.7549 units per person	0.77 units per person	0.0151 units per person	United States of America
2000s	0.7715 units per person	0.8001 units per person	0.0286 units per person	United States of America
2010s	0.7914 units per person	0.8052 units per person	0.0138 units per person	United States of America
2020s	0.8007 units per person	0.8007 units per person	0.0001 units per person	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per capita, Spain or United States of America?: Spain, at 0.8052 units per person against 0.8019 units per person in United States of America as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Spain and United States of America?: 0.0033 units per person, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States of America?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Spain and United States of America rank globally for urban population, per capita?: Spain ranks 55th and United States of America 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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Indicator: Urban population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

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.