How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Italy?

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.

Iraq vs Italy: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

Iraq

0.6994 people per person

in 2025

Italy

0.6995 people per person

in 2025

Iraq rank

90th

Italy rank

89th

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

Iraq
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.6995 people per person against 0.6994 people per person in Iraq, a difference of 0.0001 people per person.

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

Iraq ranks 90th and Italy ranks 89th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.5034 people per person	0.6095 people per person	0.106 people per person	Italy
1970s	0.6122 people per person	0.6538 people per person	0.0416 people per person	Italy
1980s	0.6882 people per person	0.6709 people per person	0.0174 people per person	Iraq
1990s	0.6828 people per person	0.6727 people per person	0.0101 people per person	Iraq
2000s	0.683 people per person	0.6798 people per person	0.0033 people per person	Iraq
2010s	0.696 people per person	0.6961 people per person	0.0001 people per person	Italy
2020s	0.6988 people per person	0.701 people per person	0.0022 people per person	Italy

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, Iraq or Italy?: Italy, at 0.6995 people per person against 0.6994 people per person in Iraq as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Iraq and Italy?: 0.0001 people per person, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Italy?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Iraq and Italy rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?: Iraq ranks 90th and Italy ranks 89th 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.