Australia vs United Arab Emirates: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita

Australia
0.6073 units per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
0.5753 units per person
in 2025
Australia rank
7th
United Arab Emirates rank
8th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.6073 units per person against 0.5753 units per person in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.032 units per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th of 121 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5633 units per person 0.5268 units per person 0.0365 units per person Australia
1970s 0.6256 units per person 0.5923 units per person 0.0333 units per person Australia
1980s 0.6152 units per person 0.5725 units per person 0.0427 units per person Australia
1990s 0.6105 units per person 0.5457 units per person 0.0648 units per person Australia
2000s 0.5894 units per person 0.5367 units per person 0.0527 units per person Australia
2010s 0.6018 units per person 0.577 units per person 0.0248 units per person Australia
2020s 0.6133 units per person 0.6152 units per person 0.0019 units per person United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita, Australia or United Arab Emirates?
Australia, at 0.6073 units per person against 0.5753 units per person in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita between Australia and United Arab Emirates?
0.032 units per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Arab Emirates?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Australia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita?
Australia ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
121 places, 7,986 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.