How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Kenya?

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.

Bangladesh vs Kenya: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

Bangladesh

0.3324 people per person

in 2025

Kenya

0.3221 people per person

in 2025

Bangladesh rank

186th

Kenya rank

189th

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

Bangladesh
Kenya

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 0.3324 people per person against 0.3221 people per person in Kenya, a difference of 0.0103 people per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 186th and Kenya ranks 189th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0601 people per person	0.0903 people per person	0.0302 people per person	Kenya
1970s	0.0989 people per person	0.1282 people per person	0.0294 people per person	Kenya
1980s	0.1726 people per person	0.1708 people per person	0.0018 people per person	Bangladesh
1990s	0.2146 people per person	0.1858 people per person	0.0289 people per person	Bangladesh
2000s	0.2527 people per person	0.2607 people per person	0.008 people per person	Kenya
2010s	0.2933 people per person	0.3167 people per person	0.0234 people per person	Kenya
2020s	0.3204 people per person	0.3161 people per person	0.0043 people per person	Bangladesh

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, Bangladesh or Kenya?: Bangladesh, at 0.3324 people per person against 0.3221 people per person in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Bangladesh and Kenya?: 0.0103 people per person, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Kenya?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Kenya rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?: Bangladesh ranks 186th and Kenya ranks 189th 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.