Finland vs Russia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

Finland
0.7422 people per person
in 2025
Russia
0.755 people per person
in 2025
Finland rank
76th
Russia rank
74th

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

  • Finland
  • Russia
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How they compare

Russia currently reports 0.755 people per person against 0.7422 people per person in Finland, a difference of 0.0128 people per person.

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

Finland ranks 76th and Russia ranks 74th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Russia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5795 people per person 0.5807 people per person 0.0013 people per person Russia
1970s 0.6192 people per person 0.6615 people per person 0.0423 people per person Russia
1980s 0.6346 people per person 0.7175 people per person 0.0829 people per person Russia
1990s 0.6492 people per person 0.7329 people per person 0.0837 people per person Russia
2000s 0.6839 people per person 0.7375 people per person 0.0537 people per person Russia
2010s 0.7119 people per person 0.7466 people per person 0.0348 people per person Russia
2020s 0.7384 people per person 0.7553 people per person 0.0169 people per person Russia

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, Finland or Russia?
Russia, at 0.755 people per person against 0.7422 people per person in Finland as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Finland and Russia?
0.0128 people per person, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Russia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Finland and Russia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
Finland ranks 76th and Russia ranks 74th 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
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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.