How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Thailand?

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.

Ireland vs Thailand: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

Ireland

0.6251 people per person

in 2025

Thailand

0.628 people per person

in 2025

Ireland rank

120th

Thailand rank

118th

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

Ireland
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 0.628 people per person against 0.6251 people per person in Ireland, a difference of 0.0029 people per person.

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

Ireland ranks 120th and Thailand ranks 118th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.4808 people per person	0.1242 people per person	0.3565 people per person	Ireland
1970s	0.5363 people per person	0.1502 people per person	0.3861 people per person	Ireland
1980s	0.5611 people per person	0.1777 people per person	0.3833 people per person	Ireland
1990s	0.5784 people per person	0.2382 people per person	0.3402 people per person	Ireland
2000s	0.603 people per person	0.3737 people per person	0.2294 people per person	Ireland
2010s	0.6246 people per person	0.4809 people per person	0.1437 people per person	Ireland
2020s	0.6266 people per person	0.6018 people per person	0.0248 people per person	Ireland

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, Ireland or Thailand?: Thailand, at 0.628 people per person against 0.6251 people per person in Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Ireland and Thailand?: 0.0029 people per person, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Thailand?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Ireland and Thailand rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?: Ireland ranks 120th and Thailand ranks 118th 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.