North Korea vs Tuvalu: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
North Korea
0.6419 people per person
in 2025
Tuvalu
0.6545 people per person
in 2025
North Korea rank
108th
Tuvalu rank
106th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time
- North Korea
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 0.6545 people per person against 0.6419 people per person in North Korea, a difference of 0.0126 people per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 108th and Tuvalu ranks 106th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 6 and Tuvalu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.47 people per person | 0.1319 people per person | 0.3381 people per person | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.5612 people per person | 0.1914 people per person | 0.3698 people per person | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.575 people per person | 0.341 people per person | 0.234 people per person | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.5897 people per person | 0.4262 people per person | 0.1636 people per person | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.5974 people per person | 0.4927 people per person | 0.1048 people per person | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.6126 people per person | 0.5841 people per person | 0.0285 people per person | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.634 people per person | 0.6367 people per person | 0.0028 people per person | Tuvalu |
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 Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 0.6545 people per person against 0.6419 people per person in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between North Korea and Tuvalu?
- 0.0126 people per person, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Tuvalu?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Tuvalu rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 108th and Tuvalu ranks 106th 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.