How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Lithuania?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Latvia vs Lithuania: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

Latvia

0.6885 people per person

in 2025

Lithuania

0.6768 people per person

in 2025

Latvia rank

96th

Lithuania rank

99th

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

Latvia
Lithuania

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 0.6885 people per person against 0.6768 people per person in Lithuania, a difference of 0.0117 people per person.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.

Latvia ranks 96th and Lithuania ranks 99th of 215 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Lithuania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.5957 people per person	0.4401 people per person	0.1555 people per person	Latvia
1970s	0.6551 people per person	0.5546 people per person	0.1005 people per person	Latvia
1980s	0.6992 people per person	0.6526 people per person	0.0465 people per person	Latvia
1990s	0.6939 people per person	0.6733 people per person	0.0206 people per person	Latvia
2000s	0.6795 people per person	0.6677 people per person	0.0118 people per person	Latvia
2010s	0.6792 people per person	0.6689 people per person	0.0103 people per person	Latvia
2020s	0.6842 people per person	0.6781 people per person	0.0062 people per person	Latvia

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, Latvia or Lithuania?: Latvia, at 0.6885 people per person against 0.6768 people per person in Lithuania as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Latvia and Lithuania?: 0.0117 people per person, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Lithuania?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Latvia and Lithuania rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?: Latvia ranks 96th and Lithuania ranks 99th 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
Last refreshed: 29 August 2026

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.