Switzerland vs United Arab Emirates: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Switzerland
0.8455 people per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
0.8471 people per person
in 2025
Switzerland rank
45th
United Arab Emirates rank
44th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time
- Switzerland
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.8471 people per person against 0.8455 people per person in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0016 people per person.
Across all 66 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.
Switzerland ranks 45th and United Arab Emirates ranks 44th of 215 countries.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5402 people per person | 0.7727 people per person | 0.2325 people per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 0.5919 people per person | 0.8283 people per person | 0.2364 people per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 0.6449 people per person | 0.7976 people per person | 0.1527 people per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 0.7111 people per person | 0.7847 people per person | 0.0736 people per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 0.7342 people per person | 0.8153 people per person | 0.0811 people per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 0.7603 people per person | 0.8508 people per person | 0.0905 people per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 0.8431 people per person | 0.8627 people per person | 0.0196 people per person | United Arab Emirates |
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, Switzerland or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 0.8471 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 Switzerland and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.0016 people per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United Arab Emirates?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Switzerland and United Arab Emirates rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 45th and United Arab Emirates ranks 44th 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.