Peru vs Switzerland: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Peru
0.856 people per person
in 2025
Switzerland
0.8455 people per person
in 2025
Peru rank
43rd
Switzerland rank
45th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time
- Peru
- Switzerland
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.856 people per person against 0.8455 people per person in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0105 people per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.
Peru ranks 43rd and Switzerland ranks 45th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5124 people per person | 0.5402 people per person | 0.0278 people per person | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.6123 people per person | 0.5919 people per person | 0.0205 people per person | Peru |
| 1980s | 0.6673 people per person | 0.6449 people per person | 0.0224 people per person | Peru |
| 1990s | 0.7068 people per person | 0.7111 people per person | 0.0043 people per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.7468 people per person | 0.7342 people per person | 0.0126 people per person | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.8035 people per person | 0.7603 people per person | 0.0432 people per person | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.8457 people per person | 0.8431 people per person | 0.0025 people per person | Peru |
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, Peru or Switzerland?
- Peru, at 0.856 people per person against 0.8455 people per person in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Peru and Switzerland?
- 0.0105 people per person, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Switzerland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Peru and Switzerland rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Peru ranks 43rd and Switzerland ranks 45th 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.