Australia vs United Arab Emirates: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

Australia
0.8569 people per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
0.8471 people per person
in 2025
Australia rank
42nd
United Arab Emirates rank
44th

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 0.8471 people per person in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0098 people per person.

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

Australia ranks 42nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 44th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8286 people per person 0.7727 people per person 0.0559 people per person Australia
1970s 0.861 people per person 0.8283 people per person 0.0327 people per person Australia
1980s 0.8571 people per person 0.7976 people per person 0.0595 people per person Australia
1990s 0.8568 people per person 0.7847 people per person 0.0721 people per person Australia
2000s 0.8606 people per person 0.8153 people per person 0.0453 people per person Australia
2010s 0.8726 people per person 0.8508 people per person 0.0218 people per person Australia
2020s 0.8704 people per person 0.8627 people per person 0.0077 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 United Arab Emirates?
Australia, at 0.8569 people per person against 0.8471 people per person in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Australia and United Arab Emirates?
0.0098 people per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Arab Emirates?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Australia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
Australia ranks 42nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 44th 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.