How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Uruguay?

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.

Iceland vs Uruguay: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

Iceland

0.9563 people per person

in 2025

Uruguay

0.9565 people per person

in 2025

Iceland rank

19th

Uruguay rank

18th

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

Iceland
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.9565 people per person against 0.9563 people per person in Iceland, a difference of 0.0002 people per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 19th and Uruguay ranks 18th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.8274 people per person	0.8102 people per person	0.0171 people per person	Iceland
1970s	0.866 people per person	0.8305 people per person	0.0356 people per person	Iceland
1980s	0.8923 people per person	0.8694 people per person	0.0228 people per person	Iceland
1990s	0.9145 people per person	0.9034 people per person	0.0111 people per person	Iceland
2000s	0.9247 people per person	0.9225 people per person	0.0022 people per person	Iceland
2010s	0.9371 people per person	0.9497 people per person	0.0126 people per person	Uruguay
2020s	0.9472 people per person	0.9552 people per person	0.0081 people per person	Uruguay

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, Iceland or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 0.9565 people per person against 0.9563 people per person in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Iceland and Uruguay?: 0.0002 people per person, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Uruguay?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Iceland and Uruguay rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?: Iceland ranks 19th and Uruguay ranks 18th 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.