Australia vs Western Sahara: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita
Australia
87.7%
in 2025
Western Sahara
86.9%
in 2025
Australia rank
49th
Western Sahara rank
52nd
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita over time
- Australia
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Australia currently reports 87.7% against 86.9% in Western Sahara, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 49th and Western Sahara ranks 52nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Western Sahara in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 78.8% | 31.1% | 47.7% | Australia |
| 1960s | 83.0% | 34.0% | 48.9% | Australia |
| 1970s | 85.8% | 54.9% | 30.9% | Australia |
| 1980s | 85.5% | 82.0% | 3.5% | Australia |
| 1990s | 85.3% | 85.4% | 0.1% | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 85.6% | 86.1% | 0.5% | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 86.5% | 0.3% | Australia |
| 2020s | 87.4% | 86.8% | 0.7% | Australia |
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, Australia or Western Sahara?
- Australia, at 87.7% against 86.9% in Western Sahara as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita between Australia and Western Sahara?
- 0.8%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Western Sahara?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Western Sahara rank globally for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
- Australia ranks 49th and Western Sahara ranks 52nd 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.