Serbia vs South Africa: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Serbia
0.6398 people per person
in 2025
South Africa
0.6382 people per person
in 2025
Serbia rank
110th
South Africa rank
111th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time
- Serbia
- South Africa
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 0.6398 people per person against 0.6382 people per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0016 people per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
Serbia ranks 110th and South Africa ranks 111th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Serbia averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Serbia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.347 people per person | 0.4726 people per person | 0.1256 people per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.4419 people per person | 0.4804 people per person | 0.0385 people per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.4845 people per person | 0.4943 people per person | 0.0097 people per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.5401 people per person | 0.534 people per person | 0.0061 people per person | Serbia |
| 2000s | 0.5838 people per person | 0.594 people per person | 0.0102 people per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.6075 people per person | 0.6312 people per person | 0.0237 people per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.6285 people per person | 0.6358 people per person | 0.0073 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, Serbia or South Africa?
- Serbia, at 0.6398 people per person against 0.6382 people per person in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Serbia and South Africa?
- 0.0016 people per person, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Serbia and South Africa rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Serbia ranks 110th 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.