Colombia vs Spain: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

Colombia
0.7878 people per person
in 2025
Spain
0.7812 people per person
in 2025
Colombia rank
61st
Spain rank
63rd

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

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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.7878 people per person against 0.7812 people per person in Spain, a difference of 0.0066 people per person.

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

Colombia ranks 61st and Spain ranks 63rd of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5255 people per person 0.6084 people per person 0.0829 people per person Spain
1970s 0.6155 people per person 0.6874 people per person 0.0718 people per person Spain
1980s 0.6686 people per person 0.7345 people per person 0.0659 people per person Spain
1990s 0.7163 people per person 0.761 people per person 0.0446 people per person Spain
2000s 0.7572 people per person 0.7773 people per person 0.0201 people per person Spain
2010s 0.771 people per person 0.7961 people per person 0.0251 people per person Spain
2020s 0.7818 people per person 0.7947 people per person 0.0129 people per person Spain

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, Colombia or Spain?
Colombia, at 0.7878 people per person against 0.7812 people per person in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Colombia and Spain?
0.0066 people per person, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Spain?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Colombia and Spain rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
Colombia ranks 61st and Spain ranks 63rd 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
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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.