China vs Nepal: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

China
0.6679 people per person
in 2025
Nepal
0.67 people per person
in 2025
China rank
101st
Nepal rank
100th

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

  • China
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 0.67 people per person against 0.6679 people per person in China, a difference of 0.0021 people per person.

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

China ranks 101st and Nepal ranks 100th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Nepal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Nepal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1807 people per person 0.037 people per person 0.1437 people per person China
1970s 0.1756 people per person 0.0761 people per person 0.0995 people per person China
1980s 0.2322 people per person 0.1717 people per person 0.0605 people per person China
1990s 0.3003 people per person 0.2399 people per person 0.0605 people per person China
2000s 0.4265 people per person 0.4438 people per person 0.0173 people per person Nepal
2010s 0.5715 people per person 0.6451 people per person 0.0736 people per person Nepal
2020s 0.6577 people per person 0.6648 people per person 0.007 people per person Nepal

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, China or Nepal?
Nepal, at 0.67 people per person against 0.6679 people per person in China as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between China and Nepal?
0.0021 people per person, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Nepal?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do China and Nepal rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
China ranks 101st and Nepal ranks 100th 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.