Czechia vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Share of population living in the capital city

Czechia
11.2%
in 2020
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
11.0%
in 2020
Czechia rank
120th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
121st

Share of population living in the capital city over time

  • Czechia
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

Czechia currently reports 11.2% against 11.0% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Czechia ahead.

Czechia ranks 120th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 121st of 170 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 4 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1950s 9.2% 6.4% 2.8% Czechia
1960s 9.5% 6.8% 2.7% Czechia
1970s 9.7% 8.2% 1.5% Czechia
1980s 10.1% 11.5% 1.4% Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s 10.3% 12.5% 2.3% Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 10.1% 11.6% 1.5% Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 10.8% 11.1% 0.3% Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 11.2% 11.0% 0.2% Czechia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population living in the capital city, Czechia or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Czechia, at 11.2% against 11.0% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of population living in the capital city between Czechia and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
0.2%, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Czechia and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for share of population living in the capital city?
Czechia ranks 120th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 121st of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in the capital city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of population living in the capital city
Unit
%
Source
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
170 places, 2,330 data points, 1950–2020
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Percentage of the total population living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.