Benin vs Romania: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

Benin
0.5336 people per person
in 2025
Romania
0.5187 people per person
in 2025
Benin rank
149th
Romania rank
152nd

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

  • Benin
  • Romania
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.5336 people per person against 0.5187 people per person in Romania, a difference of 0.0149 people per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Romania ahead.

Benin ranks 149th and Romania ranks 152nd of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Romania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1284 people per person 0.3694 people per person 0.241 people per person Romania
1970s 0.2227 people per person 0.4565 people per person 0.2338 people per person Romania
1980s 0.3089 people per person 0.5178 people per person 0.2088 people per person Romania
1990s 0.3657 people per person 0.5364 people per person 0.1707 people per person Romania
2000s 0.4017 people per person 0.5302 people per person 0.1285 people per person Romania
2010s 0.4569 people per person 0.539 people per person 0.0821 people per person Romania
2020s 0.5138 people per person 0.5238 people per person 0.01 people per person Romania

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, Benin or Romania?
Benin, at 0.5336 people per person against 0.5187 people per person in Romania as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Benin and Romania?
0.0149 people per person, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Romania?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Benin and Romania rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
Benin ranks 149th and Romania ranks 152nd 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
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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.