What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Sub-Saharan Africa and Sweden?

0.4442 units per person, with Sweden ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Sweden?

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.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs Sweden: Urban population, per capita

Sub-Saharan Africa

0.4466 units per person

in 2025

Sweden

0.8908 units per person

in 2025

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

35th

Sweden rank

35th

Urban population, per capita over time

Sub-Saharan Africa
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.8908 units per person against 0.4466 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.4442 units per person.

That makes Sweden's figure about 2.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa 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	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 or Sweden?: Sweden, at 0.8908 units per person against 0.4466 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Sub-Saharan Africa and Sweden?: 0.4442 units per person, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Sweden?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Sweden rank globally for urban population, per capita?: Sub-Saharan Africa 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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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.