Netherlands vs Singapore: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Netherlands
0.9731 people per person
in 2025
Singapore
0.9607 people per person
in 2025
Netherlands rank
14th
Singapore rank
15th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time
- Netherlands
- Singapore
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.9731 people per person against 0.9607 people per person in Singapore, a difference of 0.0124 people per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Singapore ahead.
Netherlands ranks 14th and Singapore ranks 15th of 215 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6095 people per person | 0.9906 people per person | 0.381 people per person | Singapore |
| 1970s | 0.6392 people per person | 1 people per person | 0.3648 people per person | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0.6744 people per person | 1 people per person | 0.3266 people per person | Singapore |
| 1990s | 0.725 people per person | 0.9994 people per person | 0.2744 people per person | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.8358 people per person | 0.999 people per person | 0.1632 people per person | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.9105 people per person | 0.9976 people per person | 0.0872 people per person | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.9629 people per person | 0.9855 people per person | 0.0225 people per person | Singapore |
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, Netherlands or Singapore?
- Netherlands, at 0.9731 people per person against 0.9607 people per person in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Netherlands and Singapore?
- 0.0124 people per person, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Singapore?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Singapore rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 14th and Singapore ranks 15th 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.