South Korea vs United States: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
South Korea
0.8115 people per person
in 2025
United States
0.8148 people per person
in 2025
South Korea rank
52nd
United States rank
50th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time
- South Korea
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.8148 people per person against 0.8115 people per person in South Korea, a difference of 0.0033 people per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
South Korea ranks 52nd and United States ranks 50th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 2 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3289 people per person | 0.7233 people per person | 0.3944 people per person | United States |
| 1970s | 0.4811 people per person | 0.7462 people per person | 0.2651 people per person | United States |
| 1980s | 0.6489 people per person | 0.7537 people per person | 0.1047 people per person | United States |
| 1990s | 0.7831 people per person | 0.7758 people per person | 0.0073 people per person | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.8026 people per person | 0.8004 people per person | 0.0022 people per person | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.8126 people per person | 0.8159 people per person | 0.0033 people per person | United States |
| 2020s | 0.8122 people per person | 0.8171 people per person | 0.0049 people per person | United States |
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, South Korea or United States?
- United States, at 0.8148 people per person against 0.8115 people per person in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between South Korea and United States?
- 0.0033 people per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and United States?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and United States rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- South Korea ranks 52nd and United States ranks 50th 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.