North Korea vs South Africa: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
North Korea
0.6419 people per person
in 2025
South Africa
0.6382 people per person
in 2025
North Korea rank
108th
South Africa rank
111th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time
- North Korea
- South Africa
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.6419 people per person against 0.6382 people per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0037 people per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
North Korea ranks 108th and South Africa ranks 111th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.47 people per person | 0.4726 people per person | 0.0026 people per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.5612 people per person | 0.4804 people per person | 0.0808 people per person | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.575 people per person | 0.4943 people per person | 0.0807 people per person | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.5897 people per person | 0.534 people per person | 0.0557 people per person | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.5974 people per person | 0.594 people per person | 0.0035 people per person | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.6126 people per person | 0.6312 people per person | 0.0186 people per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.634 people per person | 0.6358 people per person | 0.0018 people per person | South Africa |
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, North Korea or South Africa?
- North Korea, at 0.6419 people per person against 0.6382 people per person in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between North Korea and South Africa?
- 0.0037 people per person, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and South Africa rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 108th and South Africa ranks 111th 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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About this data
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.