Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Sweden: Urban population, per capita
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.4466 units per person
in 2025
Sweden
0.8908 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
35th
Sweden rank
35th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.8908 units per person against 0.4466 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.4442 units per person.
That makes Sweden's figure about 2.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th and Sweden ranks 35th of 47 groups.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1611 units per person | 0.7661 units per person | 0.605 units per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.207 units per person | 0.8241 units per person | 0.617 units per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.2554 units per person | 0.8314 units per person | 0.576 units per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.3037 units per person | 0.8379 units per person | 0.5341 units per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.3487 units per person | 0.8438 units per person | 0.4951 units per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.396 units per person | 0.8643 units per person | 0.4683 units per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.434 units per person | 0.8851 units per person | 0.4511 units per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.8908 units per person against 0.4466 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sweden?
- 0.4442 units per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sweden?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sweden rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th and Sweden ranks 35th of 47 groups.
- 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.