Finland vs United Arab Emirates: Long term urban population region

Finland
88.2
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
87.64
in 2025
Finland rank
30th
United Arab Emirates rank
32nd

Long term urban population region over time

  • Finland
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 88.2 against 87.64 in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.56.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 30th and United Arab Emirates ranks 32nd of 199 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 30 and United Arab Emirates in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1000s 0.1185 0.0006 0.1179 Finland
1100s 0.1778 0.0018 0.176 Finland
1200s 0.2667 0.0053 0.2613 Finland
1300s 0.4 0.016 0.384 Finland
1400s 0.6 0.0481 0.5519 Finland
1500s 0.9 0.1444 0.7556 Finland
1600s 1.4 0.4333 0.9667 Finland
1700s 4 1.3 2.7 Finland
1710s 5.12 1.35 3.77 Finland
1720s 6.23 1.57 4.66 Finland
1730s 7.35 1.83 5.52 Finland
1740s 8.47 2.14 6.33 Finland
1750s 9.59 2.5 7.09 Finland
1760s 10.7 2.91 7.79 Finland
1770s 11.82 3.4 8.42 Finland
1780s 12.94 3.97 8.97 Finland
1790s 14.05 4.63 9.43 Finland
1800s 15.17 5.4 9.77 Finland
1810s 16.29 6.3 9.99 Finland
1820s 17.4 7.35 10.06 Finland
1830s 18.52 8.57 9.95 Finland
1840s 19.64 10 9.64 Finland
1850s 20.76 11.67 9.09 Finland
1860s 21.87 13.61 8.26 Finland
1870s 22.99 15.88 7.11 Finland
1880s 24.11 18.53 5.58 Finland
1890s 25.22 21.61 3.61 Finland
1900s 26.34 25.22 1.12 Finland
1910s 27.46 29.42 1.96 United Arab Emirates
1920s 28.57 34.32 5.75 United Arab Emirates
1930s 29.69 40.04 10.35 United Arab Emirates
1940s 30.81 46.72 15.91 United Arab Emirates
1950s 34.67 62.88 28.21 United Arab Emirates
1960s 43.33 72.56 29.23 United Arab Emirates
1970s 56.2 75.94 19.74 United Arab Emirates
1980s 60.12 82.28 22.15 United Arab Emirates
1990s 61.4 81.2 19.8 United Arab Emirates
2000s 71.91 83.51 11.6 United Arab Emirates
2010s 86.08 85.18 0.8963 Finland
2020s 87.74 87.1 0.642 Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long term urban population region, Finland or United Arab Emirates?
Finland, at 88.2 against 87.64 in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
What is the difference in long term urban population region between Finland and United Arab Emirates?
0.56, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and United Arab Emirates?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Finland and United Arab Emirates rank globally for long term urban population region?
Finland ranks 30th and United Arab Emirates ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Long term urban population region
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
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