What is the difference in urban area long term, per capita between Australia and United States?

0.0001 units per person, with Australia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Urban area long term, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs United States: Urban area long term, per capita

Australia

0.0008 units per person

in 2025

United States

0.0007 units per person

in 2025

Australia rank

4th

United States rank

6th

Urban area long term, per capita over time

Australia
United States

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.0008 units per person against 0.0007 units per person in United States, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 4th and United States ranks 6th of 189 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0005 units per person	0.0004 units per person	0.0001 units per person	Australia
1970s	0.0005 units per person	0.0004 units per person	0.0001 units per person	Australia
1980s	0.0006 units per person	0.0005 units per person	0.0001 units per person	Australia
1990s	0.0006 units per person	0.0005 units per person	0.0001 units per person	Australia
2000s	0.0007 units per person	0.0006 units per person	0.0001 units per person	Australia
2010s	0.0007 units per person	0.0006 units per person	0.0001 units per person	Australia
2020s	0.0007 units per person	0.0007 units per person	0.0001 units per person	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area long term, per capita, Australia or United States?: Australia, at 0.0008 units per person against 0.0007 units per person in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area long term, per capita between Australia and United States?: 0.0001 units per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Australia and United States rank globally for urban area long term, per capita?: Australia ranks 4th and United States ranks 6th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Urban area long term, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban area long term, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 189 places, 12,474 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 27 October 2026

Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.