What is the difference in urban population, per unit of gdp between Sweden and United Kingdom?

0 units per US$ of GDP, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Kingdom?

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.

Sweden vs United Kingdom: Urban population, per unit of GDP

Sweden

0 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

United Kingdom

0 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Sweden rank

189th

United Kingdom rank

187th

Urban population, per unit of GDP over time

Sweden
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Sweden, a difference of 0 units per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Sweden ranks 189th and United Kingdom ranks 187th of 214 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	United Kingdom
1970s	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	United Kingdom
1980s	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	United Kingdom
1990s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	United Kingdom
2000s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	United Kingdom
2010s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	United Kingdom
2020s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per unit of gdp, Sweden or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per unit of gdp between Sweden and United Kingdom?: 0 units per US$ of GDP, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Kingdom?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Sweden and United Kingdom rank globally for urban population, per unit of gdp?: Sweden ranks 189th and United Kingdom ranks 187th of 214 countries.
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.