Spain vs United States: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita
Spain
80.5%
in 2025
United States
80.2%
in 2025
Spain rank
67th
United States rank
69th
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita over time
- Spain
- United States
How they compare
Spain currently reports 80.5% against 80.2% in United States, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States ahead.
Spain ranks 67th and United States ranks 69th of 236 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53.6% | 66.9% | 13.3% | United States |
| 1960s | 60.7% | 71.9% | 11.2% | United States |
| 1970s | 68.7% | 73.6% | 4.9% | United States |
| 1980s | 73.2% | 74.3% | 1.1% | United States |
| 1990s | 75.5% | 77.0% | 1.5% | United States |
| 2000s | 77.1% | 80.0% | 2.9% | United States |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 80.5% | 1.4% | United States |
| 2020s | 80.1% | 80.1% | 0.0% | United States |
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, Spain or United States?
- Spain, at 80.5% against 80.2% in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita between Spain and United States?
- 0.3%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Spain and United States rank globally for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
- Spain ranks 67th and United States ranks 69th 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.