Korea vs Saudi Arabia: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita

Korea
0.511 units per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.4921 units per person
in 2025
Korea rank
12th
Saudi Arabia rank
13th

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

  • Korea
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 0.511 units per person against 0.4921 units per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0189 units per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Korea ranks 12th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th of 121 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2536 units per person 0.257 units per person 0.0034 units per person Saudi Arabia
1970s 0.3706 units per person 0.4252 units per person 0.0547 units per person Saudi Arabia
1980s 0.4686 units per person 0.5037 units per person 0.035 units per person Saudi Arabia
1990s 0.5175 units per person 0.56 units per person 0.0426 units per person Saudi Arabia
2000s 0.5087 units per person 0.5043 units per person 0.0043 units per person Korea
2010s 0.501 units per person 0.5027 units per person 0.0018 units per person Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.5068 units per person 0.5227 units per person 0.0159 units per person Saudi Arabia

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, Korea or Saudi Arabia?
Korea, at 0.511 units per person against 0.4921 units per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita between Korea and Saudi Arabia?
0.0189 units per person, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Saudi Arabia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Korea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita?
Korea ranks 12th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th 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.