Nigeria vs South Africa: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Nigeria
0.6378 people per person
in 2025
South Africa
0.6382 people per person
in 2025
Nigeria rank
112th
South Africa rank
111th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time
- Nigeria
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.6382 people per person against 0.6378 people per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0004 people per person.
Across all 66 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 112th and South Africa ranks 111th of 215 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1683 people per person | 0.4726 people per person | 0.3044 people per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.2338 people per person | 0.4804 people per person | 0.2467 people per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.309 people per person | 0.4943 people per person | 0.1853 people per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.3877 people per person | 0.534 people per person | 0.1463 people per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.4711 people per person | 0.594 people per person | 0.1229 people per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.5532 people per person | 0.6312 people per person | 0.078 people per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.6177 people per person | 0.6358 people per person | 0.018 people per person | South Africa |
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, Nigeria or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.6382 people per person against 0.6378 people per person in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Nigeria and South Africa?
- 0.0004 people per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and South Africa rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 112th and South Africa ranks 111th 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.