How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Libya?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Denmark vs Libya: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

Denmark

0.8875 people per person

in 2025

Libya

0.8791 people per person

in 2025

Denmark rank

36th

Libya rank

38th

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

Denmark
Libya

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.8875 people per person against 0.8791 people per person in Libya, a difference of 0.0084 people per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 36th and Libya ranks 38th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and Libya in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.7657 people per person	0.2824 people per person	0.4833 people per person	Denmark
1970s	0.8185 people per person	0.5949 people per person	0.2236 people per person	Denmark
1980s	0.8441 people per person	0.7554 people per person	0.0888 people per person	Denmark
1990s	0.8498 people per person	0.8379 people per person	0.0118 people per person	Denmark
2000s	0.8588 people per person	0.8785 people per person	0.0198 people per person	Libya
2010s	0.8763 people per person	0.8794 people per person	0.0032 people per person	Libya
2020s	0.8848 people per person	0.8786 people per person	0.0062 people per person	Denmark

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, Denmark or Libya?: Denmark, at 0.8875 people per person against 0.8791 people per person in Libya as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Denmark and Libya?: 0.0084 people per person, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Libya?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Libya rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?: Denmark ranks 36th and Libya ranks 38th 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
Last refreshed: 29 August 2026

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.