What is the difference in urban population, per unit of gdp between South Asia and Zambia?

0.0002 units per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia and Zambia?

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

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.

South Asia vs Zambia: Urban population, per unit of GDP

South Asia

0.0001 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Zambia

0.0003 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

South Asia rank

16th

Zambia rank

18th

Urban population, per unit of GDP over time

South Asia
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in South Asia, a difference of 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Zambia's figure about 2.6 times South Asia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Asia ahead.

South Asia ranks 16th and Zambia ranks 18th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, South Asia averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Asia	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0017 units per US$ of GDP	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	South Asia
1970s	0.0013 units per US$ of GDP	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	South Asia
1980s	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	Zambia
1990s	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	Zambia
2000s	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	Zambia
2010s	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	Zambia
2020s	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per unit of gdp, South Asia or Zambia?: Zambia, at 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in South Asia as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per unit of gdp between South Asia and Zambia?: 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia and Zambia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do South Asia and Zambia rank globally for urban population, per unit of gdp?: South Asia ranks 16th and Zambia ranks 18th 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: 14 September 2026

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.