Saudi Arabia vs Spain: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Saudi Arabia
0.791 people per person
in 2025
Spain
0.7812 people per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia rank
60th
Spain rank
63rd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Spain
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.791 people per person against 0.7812 people per person in Spain, a difference of 0.0098 people per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 60th and Spain ranks 63rd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3861 people per person | 0.6084 people per person | 0.2223 people per person | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.5738 people per person | 0.6874 people per person | 0.1136 people per person | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.7197 people per person | 0.7345 people per person | 0.0148 people per person | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.7864 people per person | 0.761 people per person | 0.0254 people per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.8089 people per person | 0.7773 people per person | 0.0316 people per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.8429 people per person | 0.7961 people per person | 0.0469 people per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.8258 people per person | 0.7947 people per person | 0.0311 people per person | Saudi Arabia |
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, Saudi Arabia or Spain?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.791 people per person against 0.7812 people per person in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Saudi Arabia and Spain?
- 0.0098 people per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Spain?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Spain rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 60th and Spain ranks 63rd 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.