Urbanisation and GDP per capita, 2025
Each point is one country: urban population share across and GDP per capita, PPP up, both for 2025. 185 countries have both values. A pattern shows that two measures go together; it does not show that one causes the other.
What the plot shows
- Across the 185 countries, higher values of urban population share tend to go with higher values of GDP per capita, PPP. The correlation is 0.65, a strong relationship.
- Furthest above the overall pattern (a higher GDP per capita, PPP than the pattern suggests): Guyana, Ireland, Antigua and Barbuda.
- Furthest below it: Somalia, Fed. Rep., West Bank and Gaza, Central African Republic.
The correlation runs from −1 to 1. It is calculated from the values in the table, on logarithms where an axis uses a logarithmic scale, and shows how closely the points follow a straight line, not cause and effect.
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Colours show World Bank regions. The vertical axis uses a logarithmic scale because values range widely.
Values for 2025
| Country | Urban population share | GDP per capita, PPP |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | 58.9% | Int$22,724 per person |
| Algeria | 75.8% | Int$15,883 per person |
| Andorra | 88.9% | Int$67,993 per person |
| Angola | 71.5% | Int$8,760 per person |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 24.3% | Int$30,620 per person |
| Argentina | 92.4% | Int$27,847 per person |
| Armenia | 65.9% | Int$21,153 per person |
| Australia | 87.7% | Int$60,194 per person |
| Austria | 69.7% | Int$63,970 per person |
| Azerbaijan | 58.6% | Int$22,314 per person |
| Bahrain | 100.0% | Int$60,670 per person |
| Bangladesh | 33.2% | Int$8,677 per person |
| Barbados | 59.7% | Int$22,127 per person |
| Belarus | 79.5% | Int$29,666 per person |
| Belgium | 87.7% | Int$63,488 per person |
| Belize | 41.6% | Int$12,789 per person |
| Benin | 53.4% | Int$4,116 per person |
| Bhutan | 43.4% | Int$16,744 per person |
| Bolivia | 71.6% | Int$11,001 per person |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 52.7% | Int$21,178 per person |
| Botswana | 68.0% | Int$17,687 per person |
| Brazil | 88.2% | Int$20,025 per person |
| Brunei | 75.0% | Int$78,985 per person |
| Bulgaria | 74.2% | Int$35,326 per person |
| Burkina Faso | 28.9% | Int$2,625 per person |
| Burundi | 25.7% | Int$1,067 per person |
| Cabo Verde | 77.6% | Int$10,396 per person |
| Cambodia | 41.1% | Int$7,300 per person |
| Cameroon | 55.7% | Int$4,946 per person |
| Canada | 82.9% | Int$57,990 per person |
| Central African Republic | 44.6% | Int$1,123 per person |
| Chad | 27.6% | Int$2,481 per person |
| Chile | 89.2% | Int$30,863 per person |
| China | 66.3% | Int$25,067 per person |
| Colombia | 78.8% | Int$18,779 per person |
| Comoros | 33.9% | Int$3,622 per person |
| Costa Rica | 79.7% | Int$28,443 per person |
| Croatia | 57.8% | Int$44,172 per person |
| Cyprus | 66.7% | Int$54,103 per person |
| Czechia | 72.9% | Int$49,292 per person |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 54.5% | Int$7,015 per person |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 45.1% | Int$1,641 per person |
| Denmark | 88.8% | Int$72,723 per person |
| Djibouti | 73.0% | Int$7,223 per person |
| Dominica | 74.0% | Int$19,409 per person |
| Dominican Republic | 72.5% | Int$24,543 per person |
| Ecuador | 63.4% | Int$14,319 per person |
| Egypt | 42.9% | Int$17,265 per person |
| El Salvador | 75.5% | Int$12,050 per person |
| Equatorial Guinea | 71.6% | Int$13,786 per person |
| Estonia | 70.7% | Int$41,604 per person |
| Eswatini | 26.7% | Int$10,707 per person |
| Ethiopia | 24.1% | Int$3,095 per person |
| Fiji | 59.5% | Int$13,961 per person |
| Finland | 74.5% | Int$55,735 per person |
| France | 78.8% | Int$55,125 per person |
| Gabon | 92.1% | Int$18,986 per person |
| Gambia | 65.0% | Int$3,167 per person |
| Georgia | 61.2% | Int$25,136 per person |
| Germany | 82.1% | Int$62,824 per person |
| Ghana | 58.9% | Int$7,358 per person |
| Greece | 79.2% | Int$38,219 per person |
| Grenada | 36.7% | Int$18,241 per person |
| Guatemala | 56.3% | Int$12,987 per person |
| Guinea | 38.5% | Int$4,217 per person |
| Guinea-Bissau | 46.7% | Int$2,814 per person |
| Guyana | 26.5% | Int$83,659 per person |
| Haiti | 55.6% | Int$2,678 per person |
| Honduras | 59.3% | Int$6,726 per person |
| Hong Kong SAR, China | 100.0% | Int$68,725 per person |
| Hungary | 70.7% | Int$41,161 per person |
| Iceland | 94.2% | Int$68,065 per person |
| India | 35.7% | Int$10,039 per person |
| Indonesia | 59.4% | Int$15,091 per person |
| Iran | 77.4% | Int$16,834 per person |
| Iraq | 69.9% | Int$12,192 per person |
| Ireland | 64.6% | Int$131,338 per person |
| Israel | 91.6% | Int$48,197 per person |
| Italy | 69.7% | Int$53,606 per person |
| Jamaica | 59.4% | Int$11,358 per person |
| Japan | 92.3% | Int$48,283 per person |
| Jordan | 93.2% | Int$10,794 per person |
| Kazakhstan | 62.4% | Int$37,851 per person |
| Kenya | 32.2% | Int$5,995 per person |
| Kiribati | 63.4% | Int$3,364 per person |
| Kosovo | 50.9% | Int$16,461 per person |
| Kuwait | 100.0% | Int$48,254 per person |
| Kyrgyzstan | 34.7% | Int$7,878 per person |
| Laos | 40.3% | Int$8,873 per person |
| Latvia | 68.6% | Int$38,801 per person |
| Lesotho | 44.7% | Int$2,721 per person |
| Liberia | 56.1% | Int$1,693 per person |
| Libya | 87.9% | Int$14,118 per person |
| Lithuania | 69.1% | Int$48,840 per person |
| Luxembourg | 94.9% | Int$127,421 per person |
| Macao SAR, China | 100.0% | Int$117,098 per person |
| Madagascar | 32.9% | Int$1,668 per person |
| Malawi | 17.6% | Int$1,623 per person |
| Malaysia | 77.4% | Int$35,461 per person |
| Maldives | 42.5% | Int$24,401 per person |
| Mali | 32.2% | Int$2,993 per person |
| Malta | 95.7% | Int$63,656 per person |
| Marshall Islands | 79.1% | Int$7,660 per person |
| Mauritania | 61.5% | Int$6,559 per person |
| Mauritius | 39.0% | Int$28,770 per person |
| Mexico | 80.0% | Int$21,912 per person |
| Micronesia | 22.5% | Int$3,935 per person |
| Moldova | 43.7% | Int$17,087 per person |
| Mongolia | 71.1% | Int$17,773 per person |
| Montenegro | 65.6% | Int$28,895 per person |
| Morocco | 63.1% | Int$9,495 per person |
| Mozambique | 37.2% | Int$1,451 per person |
| Myanmar | 30.6% | Int$5,137 per person |
| Namibia | 50.9% | Int$10,242 per person |
| Naoero | 100.0% | Int$12,135 per person |
| Nepal | 67.0% | Int$5,277 per person |
| Netherlands | 95.9% | Int$71,378 per person |
| New Zealand | 84.0% | Int$48,233 per person |
| Nicaragua | 59.4% | Int$7,933 per person |
| Niger | 18.4% | Int$1,861 per person |
| Nigeria | 63.8% | Int$8,145 per person |
| North Macedonia | 62.9% | Int$25,095 per person |
| Norway | 83.6% | Int$95,173 per person |
| Oman | 79.5% | Int$36,143 per person |
| Pakistan | 39.5% | Int$5,617 per person |
| Palau | 79.3% | Int$19,699 per person |
| Panama | 66.2% | Int$37,516 per person |
| Papua New Guinea | 15.8% | Int$4,456 per person |
| Paraguay | 70.4% | Int$17,246 per person |
| Peru | 85.6% | Int$16,079 per person |
| Philippines | 55.8% | Int$10,748 per person |
| Poland | 60.1% | Int$46,925 per person |
| Portugal | 61.5% | Int$42,577 per person |
| Puerto Rico (US) | 94.3% | Int$44,603 per person |
| Qatar | 99.4% | Int$110,136 per person |
| Republic of the Congo | 64.1% | Int$6,194 per person |
| Romania | 52.2% | Int$40,846 per person |
| Russia | 75.3% | Int$42,358 per person |
| Rwanda | 30.9% | Int$3,559 per person |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 31.9% | Int$31,428 per person |
| Saint Lucia | 29.1% | Int$24,503 per person |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 48.0% | Int$19,483 per person |
| Samoa | 17.5% | Int$7,963 per person |
| Saudi Arabia | 84.6% | Int$63,051 per person |
| Senegal | 55.8% | Int$4,669 per person |
| Serbia | 62.6% | Int$27,603 per person |
| Seychelles | 45.5% | Int$30,639 per person |
| Sierra Leone | 45.9% | Int$3,176 per person |
| Singapore | 100.0% | Int$139,593 per person |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 100.0% | Int$48,273 per person |
| Slovakia | 53.2% | Int$40,690 per person |
| Slovenia | 56.0% | Int$49,091 per person |
| Solomon Islands | 31.3% | Int$2,382 per person |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 55.1% | Int$1,404 per person |
| South Africa | 63.8% | Int$13,592 per person |
| South Korea | 81.2% | Int$55,697 per person |
| Spain | 80.5% | Int$49,318 per person |
| Sri Lanka | 20.5% | Int$14,583 per person |
| Sudan | 34.9% | Int$1,873 per person |
| Suriname | 65.8% | Int$19,357 per person |
| Sweden | 89.1% | Int$63,362 per person |
| Switzerland | 85.7% | Int$85,732 per person |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 69.2% | Int$5,459 per person |
| Tajikistan | 26.2% | Int$5,062 per person |
| Tanzania | 36.9% | Int$3,821 per person |
| Thailand | 62.8% | Int$22,432 per person |
| Timor-Leste | 28.8% | Int$4,110 per person |
| Togo | 44.4% | Int$3,486 per person |
| Tonga | 21.2% | Int$7,413 per person |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 54.0% | Int$31,722 per person |
| Tunisia | 70.7% | Int$13,018 per person |
| Turkmenistan | 47.1% | Int$19,314 per person |
| Tuvalu | 65.4% | Int$5,776 per person |
| Türkiye | 89.5% | Int$37,301 per person |
| Uganda | 31.9% | Int$2,980 per person |
| Ukraine | 69.6% | Int$16,155 per person |
| United Kingdom | 83.3% | Int$53,993 per person |
| United States | 80.2% | Int$76,931 per person |
| Uruguay | 95.7% | Int$32,742 per person |
| Uzbekistan | 51.0% | Int$11,623 per person |
| Vanuatu | 22.3% | Int$3,867 per person |
| Viet Nam | 38.8% | Int$15,457 per person |
| West Bank and Gaza | 87.4% | Int$4,272 per person |
| Zambia | 45.9% | Int$3,742 per person |
| Zimbabwe | 40.5% | Int$5,529 per person |
Urban population share
People living in urban areas as defined by each national statistical office, as a share of the total population. National definitions of urban areas differ.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Urbanization Prospects
GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international dollars)
GDP per person converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates, at constant 2021 prices. It adjusts for price-level differences, so it compares living standards across countries and over time.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank, International Comparison Program