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
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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About this data
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.