Congo vs North Korea: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Congo
0.6412 people per person
in 2025
North Korea
0.6419 people per person
in 2025
Congo rank
109th
North Korea rank
108th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time
- Congo
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.6419 people per person against 0.6412 people per person in Congo, a difference of 0.0007 people per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North Korea ahead.
Congo ranks 109th and North Korea ranks 108th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and North Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3732 people per person | 0.47 people per person | 0.0968 people per person | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.4076 people per person | 0.5612 people per person | 0.1537 people per person | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.5135 people per person | 0.575 people per person | 0.0615 people per person | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.5632 people per person | 0.5897 people per person | 0.0266 people per person | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.6087 people per person | 0.5974 people per person | 0.0113 people per person | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.6302 people per person | 0.6126 people per person | 0.0177 people per person | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.6375 people per person | 0.634 people per person | 0.0036 people per person | Congo |
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, Congo or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.6419 people per person against 0.6412 people per person in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Congo and North Korea?
- 0.0007 people per person, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and North Korea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Congo and North Korea rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Congo ranks 109th and North Korea ranks 108th 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.