Congo vs South Africa: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Congo
0.6412 people per person
in 2025
South Africa
0.6382 people per person
in 2025
Congo rank
109th
South Africa rank
111th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time
- Congo
- South Africa
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.6412 people per person against 0.6382 people per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.003 people per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
Congo ranks 109th and South Africa ranks 111th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3732 people per person | 0.4726 people per person | 0.0994 people per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.4076 people per person | 0.4804 people per person | 0.0729 people per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.5135 people per person | 0.4943 people per person | 0.0192 people per person | Congo |
| 1990s | 0.5632 people per person | 0.534 people per person | 0.0292 people per person | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.6087 people per person | 0.594 people per person | 0.0148 people per person | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.6302 people per person | 0.6312 people per person | 0.001 people per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.6375 people per person | 0.6358 people per person | 0.0018 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 South Africa?
- Congo, at 0.6412 people per person against 0.6382 people per person in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Congo and South Africa?
- 0.003 people per person, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Congo and South Africa rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Congo ranks 109th and South Africa ranks 111th 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.