Algeria vs Brunei: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita
Algeria
75.8%
in 2025
Brunei
75.0%
in 2025
Algeria rank
85th
Brunei rank
88th
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita over time
- Algeria
- Brunei
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 75.8% against 75.0% in Brunei, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 85th and Brunei ranks 88th of 236 countries.
Brunei has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Brunei | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 25.2% | 33.8% | 8.6% | Brunei |
| 1960s | 36.7% | 53.2% | 16.4% | Brunei |
| 1970s | 40.4% | 62.1% | 21.8% | Brunei |
| 1980s | 47.2% | 61.2% | 13.9% | Brunei |
| 1990s | 55.6% | 68.4% | 12.8% | Brunei |
| 2000s | 63.3% | 73.2% | 10.0% | Brunei |
| 2010s | 69.8% | 75.0% | 5.2% | Brunei |
| 2020s | 74.4% | 74.8% | 0.4% | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita, Algeria or Brunei?
- Algeria, at 75.8% against 75.0% in Brunei as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita between Algeria and Brunei?
- 0.8%, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Brunei?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Brunei rank globally for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
- Algeria ranks 85th and Brunei ranks 88th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.