India vs Tanzania: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

India
0.3569 people per person
in 2025
Tanzania
0.3688 people per person
in 2025
India rank
181st
Tanzania rank
179th

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

  • India
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 0.3688 people per person against 0.3569 people per person in India, a difference of 0.0119 people per person.

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

India ranks 181st and Tanzania ranks 179th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 6 and Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.186 people per person 0.0504 people per person 0.1356 people per person India
1970s 0.2134 people per person 0.1047 people per person 0.1086 people per person India
1980s 0.2451 people per person 0.1675 people per person 0.0777 people per person India
1990s 0.2648 people per person 0.2037 people per person 0.0611 people per person India
2000s 0.2899 people per person 0.2459 people per person 0.0441 people per person India
2010s 0.3238 people per person 0.3087 people per person 0.0151 people per person India
2020s 0.3491 people per person 0.3526 people per person 0.0035 people per person Tanzania

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, India or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 0.3688 people per person against 0.3569 people per person in India as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between India and Tanzania?
0.0119 people per person, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Tanzania?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do India and Tanzania rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
India ranks 181st and Tanzania ranks 179th 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

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.