Korea vs Mexico: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

Korea
0.8115 people per person
in 2025
Mexico
0.8004 people per person
in 2025
Korea rank
52nd
Mexico rank
54th

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

  • Korea
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 0.8115 people per person against 0.8004 people per person in Mexico, a difference of 0.0111 people per person.

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

Korea ranks 52nd and Mexico ranks 54th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 4 and Mexico in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3289 people per person 0.5452 people per person 0.2163 people per person Mexico
1970s 0.4811 people per person 0.6245 people per person 0.1435 people per person Mexico
1980s 0.6489 people per person 0.6879 people per person 0.039 people per person Mexico
1990s 0.7831 people per person 0.7309 people per person 0.0522 people per person Korea
2000s 0.8026 people per person 0.7608 people per person 0.0418 people per person Korea
2010s 0.8126 people per person 0.7723 people per person 0.0403 people per person Korea
2020s 0.8122 people per person 0.7935 people per person 0.0187 people per person Korea

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, Korea or Mexico?
Korea, at 0.8115 people per person against 0.8004 people per person in Mexico as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Korea and Mexico?
0.0111 people per person, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Mexico?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Korea and Mexico rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
Korea ranks 52nd and Mexico ranks 54th 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.