Bulgaria vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

Bulgaria
0.7742 people per person
in 2025
Iran, Islamic Republic of
0.7738 people per person
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
65th
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
67th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.7742 people per person against 0.7738 people per person in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 0.0004 people per person.

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

Bulgaria ranks 65th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 67th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Iran, Islamic Republic of Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4384 people per person 0.3705 people per person 0.0678 people per person Bulgaria
1970s 0.5737 people per person 0.455 people per person 0.1187 people per person Bulgaria
1980s 0.6499 people per person 0.5308 people per person 0.1191 people per person Bulgaria
1990s 0.6728 people per person 0.5997 people per person 0.0731 people per person Bulgaria
2000s 0.7007 people per person 0.6738 people per person 0.0269 people per person Bulgaria
2010s 0.7482 people per person 0.7304 people per person 0.0179 people per person Bulgaria
2020s 0.7757 people per person 0.765 people per person 0.0107 people per person Bulgaria

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, Bulgaria or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Bulgaria, at 0.7742 people per person against 0.7738 people per person in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Bulgaria and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
0.0004 people per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
Bulgaria ranks 65th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 67th 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.