Israel vs Libya: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

Israel
0.861 people per person
in 2025
Libya
0.8791 people per person
in 2025
Israel rank
41st
Libya rank
38th

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

  • Israel
  • Libya
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.8791 people per person against 0.861 people per person in Israel, a difference of 0.0181 people per person.

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

Israel ranks 41st and Libya ranks 38th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 6 and Libya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Libya Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7375 people per person 0.2824 people per person 0.4551 people per person Israel
1970s 0.8345 people per person 0.5949 people per person 0.2396 people per person Israel
1980s 0.8674 people per person 0.7554 people per person 0.1121 people per person Israel
1990s 0.8792 people per person 0.8379 people per person 0.0413 people per person Israel
2000s 0.8884 people per person 0.8785 people per person 0.0099 people per person Israel
2010s 0.8807 people per person 0.8794 people per person 0.0012 people per person Israel
2020s 0.8666 people per person 0.8786 people per person 0.012 people per person Libya

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, Israel or Libya?
Libya, at 0.8791 people per person against 0.861 people per person in Israel as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Israel and Libya?
0.0181 people per person, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Libya?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Israel and Libya rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
Israel ranks 41st and Libya ranks 38th 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.