What is the difference in urban population, per capita between United States Virgin Islands and World?

0.3756 units per person, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United States Virgin Islands and World?

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.

United States Virgin Islands vs World: Urban population, per capita

United States Virgin Islands

0.9539 units per person

in 2025

World

0.5783 units per person

in 2025

United States Virgin Islands rank

18th

World rank

21st

Urban population, per capita over time

United States Virgin Islands
World

How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 0.9539 units per person against 0.5783 units per person in World, a difference of 0.3756 units per person.

That makes United States Virgin Islands's figure about 1.6 times World's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.

United States Virgin Islands ranks 18th and World ranks 21st of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, United States Virgin Islands averaged higher in 6 and World in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United States Virgin Islands	World	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.4071 units per person	0.3519 units per person	0.0552 units per person	United States Virgin Islands
1970s	0.2983 units per person	0.3763 units per person	0.078 units per person	World
1980s	0.5217 units per person	0.4114 units per person	0.1103 units per person	United States Virgin Islands
1990s	0.8305 units per person	0.4437 units per person	0.3868 units per person	United States Virgin Islands
2000s	0.9371 units per person	0.4911 units per person	0.4459 units per person	United States Virgin Islands
2010s	0.9488 units per person	0.541 units per person	0.4078 units per person	United States Virgin Islands
2020s	0.9524 units per person	0.5717 units per person	0.3807 units per person	United States Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per capita, United States Virgin Islands or World?: United States Virgin Islands, at 0.9539 units per person against 0.5783 units per person in World as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per capita between United States Virgin Islands and World?: 0.3756 units per person, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States Virgin Islands and World?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do United States Virgin Islands and World rank globally for urban population, per capita?: United States Virgin Islands ranks 18th and World ranks 21st 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.