How many years of comparable data are there for China and Turkey?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs Turkey: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP

China

0 people per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Turkey

0 people per US$ of GDP

in 2025

China rank

120th

Turkey rank

119th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP over time

China
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 0 people per US$ of GDP against 0 people per US$ of GDP in China, a difference of 0 people per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China ahead.

China ranks 120th and Turkey ranks 119th of 211 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 6 and Turkey in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0021 people per US$ of GDP	0.0007 people per US$ of GDP	0.0014 people per US$ of GDP	China
1970s	0.0012 people per US$ of GDP	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	0.0007 people per US$ of GDP	China
1980s	0.0009 people per US$ of GDP	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	0.0006 people per US$ of GDP	China
1990s	0.0006 people per US$ of GDP	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	China
2000s	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	China
2010s	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	0 people per US$ of GDP	China
2020s	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	0 people per US$ of GDP	Turkey

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 unit of gdp, China or Turkey?: Turkey, at 0 people per US$ of GDP against 0 people per US$ of GDP in China as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp between China and Turkey?: 0 people per US$ of GDP, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Turkey?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do China and Turkey rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp?: China ranks 120th and Turkey ranks 119th of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP
Unit: people per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 211 places, 11,717 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 August 2026

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.