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

Greece
0.7561 people per person
in 2025
Russia
0.755 people per person
in 2025
Greece rank
72nd
Russia rank
74th

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

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How they compare

Greece currently reports 0.7561 people per person against 0.755 people per person in Russia, a difference of 0.0011 people per person.

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

Greece ranks 72nd and Russia ranks 74th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and Russia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Russia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5937 people per person 0.5807 people per person 0.013 people per person Greece
1970s 0.6666 people per person 0.6615 people per person 0.0052 people per person Greece
1980s 0.7112 people per person 0.7175 people per person 0.0063 people per person Russia
1990s 0.7183 people per person 0.7329 people per person 0.0146 people per person Russia
2000s 0.7411 people per person 0.7375 people per person 0.0036 people per person Greece
2010s 0.7737 people per person 0.7466 people per person 0.0271 people per person Greece
2020s 0.7743 people per person 0.7553 people per person 0.019 people per person Greece

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, Greece or Russia?
Greece, at 0.7561 people per person against 0.755 people per person in Russia as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Greece and Russia?
0.0011 people per person, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Russia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Greece and Russia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
Greece ranks 72nd 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.