How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Palau?

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.

Marshall Islands vs Palau: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

Marshall Islands

0.7911 people per person

in 2025

Palau

0.7928 people per person

in 2025

Marshall Islands rank

59th

Palau rank

58th

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

Marshall Islands
Palau

How they compare

Palau currently reports 0.7928 people per person against 0.7911 people per person in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.0017 people per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Palau ahead.

Marshall Islands ranks 59th and Palau ranks 58th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Marshall Islands	Palau	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.4179 people per person	0.5125 people per person	0.0946 people per person	Palau
1970s	0.5968 people per person	0.6066 people per person	0.0098 people per person	Palau
1980s	0.6333 people per person	0.6652 people per person	0.0318 people per person	Palau
1990s	0.6752 people per person	0.7053 people per person	0.0301 people per person	Palau
2000s	0.7044 people per person	0.7583 people per person	0.0539 people per person	Palau
2010s	0.7524 people per person	0.8037 people per person	0.0514 people per person	Palau
2020s	0.7818 people per person	0.7915 people per person	0.0097 people per person	Palau

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, Marshall Islands or Palau?: Palau, at 0.7928 people per person against 0.7911 people per person in Marshall Islands as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Marshall Islands and Palau?: 0.0017 people per person, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Palau?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Marshall Islands and Palau rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?: Marshall Islands ranks 59th and Palau ranks 58th 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.