How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sweden?

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.

Germany vs Sweden: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP

Germany

0 people per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Sweden

0 people per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Germany rank

190th

Sweden rank

188th

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

Germany
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0 people per US$ of GDP against 0 people per US$ of GDP in Germany, a difference of 0 people per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 190th and Sweden ranks 188th of 211 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	Germany
1970s	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	Germany
1980s	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	0 people per US$ of GDP	Germany
1990s	0 people per US$ of GDP	0 people per US$ of GDP	0 people per US$ of GDP	Germany
2000s	0 people per US$ of GDP	0 people per US$ of GDP	0 people per US$ of GDP	Germany
2010s	0 people per US$ of GDP	0 people per US$ of GDP	0 people per US$ of GDP	Germany
2020s	0 people per US$ of GDP	0 people per US$ of GDP	0 people per US$ of GDP	Sweden

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, Germany or Sweden?: Sweden, at 0 people per US$ of GDP against 0 people per US$ of GDP in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp between Germany and Sweden?: 0 people per US$ of GDP, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sweden?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Germany and Sweden rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp?: Germany ranks 190th and Sweden ranks 188th 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.