How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Japan?

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

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs Japan: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

Argentina

0.9235 people per person

in 2025

Japan

0.921 people per person

in 2025

Argentina rank

24th

Japan rank

26th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time

Argentina
Japan

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 0.9235 people per person against 0.921 people per person in Japan, a difference of 0.0025 people per person.

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

Argentina ranks 24th and Japan ranks 26th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.7502 people per person	0.6949 people per person	0.0553 people per person	Argentina
1970s	0.8072 people per person	0.7618 people per person	0.0453 people per person	Argentina
1980s	0.8476 people per person	0.7694 people per person	0.0782 people per person	Argentina
1990s	0.8803 people per person	0.7798 people per person	0.1005 people per person	Argentina
2000s	0.9002 people per person	0.8465 people per person	0.0537 people per person	Argentina
2010s	0.9144 people per person	0.9138 people per person	0.0006 people per person	Argentina
2020s	0.9215 people per person	0.9195 people per person	0.0021 people per person	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita, Argentina or Japan?: Argentina, at 0.9235 people per person against 0.921 people per person in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Argentina and Japan?: 0.0025 people per person, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Japan?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Japan rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?: Argentina ranks 24th and Japan ranks 26th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Unit: people per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 215 places, 14,160 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 August 2026

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.