Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Nepal: Urban population, per unit of GDP

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.0002 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nepal
0.0004 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
13th
Nepal rank
15th

Urban population, per unit of GDP over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Nepal
00.0010.0010.0020.002196019922025

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Nepal's figure about 2.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Nepal ranks 15th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Nepal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1970s 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Nepal
1980s 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP Nepal
1990s 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP Nepal
2000s 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP Nepal
2010s 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP Nepal
2020s 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per unit of gdp, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Nepal?
Nepal, at 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per unit of gdp between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Nepal?
0.0002 units per US$ of GDP, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Nepal?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Nepal rank globally for urban population, per unit of gdp?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Nepal ranks 15th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban population, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
262 places, 14,784 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.