Australia vs Switzerland: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

Australia
0.8569 people per person
in 2025
Switzerland
0.8455 people per person
in 2025
Australia rank
42nd
Switzerland rank
45th

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

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How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.8569 people per person against 0.8455 people per person in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0114 people per person.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 42nd and Switzerland ranks 45th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8286 people per person 0.5402 people per person 0.2884 people per person Australia
1970s 0.861 people per person 0.5919 people per person 0.2691 people per person Australia
1980s 0.8571 people per person 0.6449 people per person 0.2122 people per person Australia
1990s 0.8568 people per person 0.7111 people per person 0.1457 people per person Australia
2000s 0.8606 people per person 0.7342 people per person 0.1264 people per person Australia
2010s 0.8726 people per person 0.7603 people per person 0.1124 people per person Australia
2020s 0.8704 people per person 0.8431 people per person 0.0273 people per person Australia

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, Australia or Switzerland?
Australia, at 0.8569 people per person against 0.8455 people per person in Switzerland as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Australia and Switzerland?
0.0114 people per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Switzerland?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Australia and Switzerland rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
Australia ranks 42nd and Switzerland ranks 45th 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

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.