Sweden vs Venezuela: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita
Sweden
89.1%
in 2025
Venezuela
89.3%
in 2025
Sweden rank
43rd
Venezuela rank
41st
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita over time
- Sweden
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 89.3% against 89.1% in Sweden, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 43rd and Venezuela ranks 41st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 4 and Venezuela in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 68.1% | 57.2% | 10.9% | Sweden |
| 1960s | 76.6% | 66.4% | 10.2% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 82.4% | 75.4% | 7.0% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 83.1% | 81.5% | 1.6% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 83.8% | 86.1% | 2.3% | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 84.4% | 88.6% | 4.2% | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 86.4% | 88.9% | 2.5% | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 89.2% | 0.7% | Venezuela |
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, Sweden or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 89.3% against 89.1% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita between Sweden and Venezuela?
- 0.2%, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Venezuela?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Venezuela rank globally for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
- Sweden ranks 43rd and Venezuela ranks 41st 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.