Algeria vs Iran: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita

Algeria

75.8%

in 2025

Iran

77.4%

in 2025

Algeria rank

85th

Iran rank

82nd

Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita over time

Iran currently reports 77.4% against 75.8% in Algeria, a difference of 1.6%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iran ahead.

Algeria ranks 85th and Iran ranks 82nd of 236 countries.

Indicator: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita
Unit: %
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.