Benin vs Rwanda: Rural population, annual growth rate
Benin
0.6697 % change on previous year
in 2025
Rwanda
0.6953 % change on previous year
in 2025
Benin rank
73rd
Rwanda rank
71st
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Benin
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.6953 % change on previous year against 0.6697 % change on previous year in Benin, a difference of 0.0256 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.
Benin ranks 73rd and Rwanda ranks 71st of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.06 % change on previous year | 2.7 % change on previous year | 1.63 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 1.17 % change on previous year | 2.83 % change on previous year | 1.65 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 1.84 % change on previous year | 3.26 % change on previous year | 1.42 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 2.58 % change on previous year | 0.7435 % change on previous year | 1.83 % change on previous year | Benin |
| 2000s | 2.36 % change on previous year | 1.87 % change on previous year | 0.4908 % change on previous year | Benin |
| 2010s | 1.76 % change on previous year | 1.65 % change on previous year | 0.1086 % change on previous year | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.9525 % change on previous year | 0.3767 % change on previous year | 0.5758 % change on previous year | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, Benin or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 0.6953 % change on previous year against 0.6697 % change on previous year in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Benin and Rwanda?
- 0.0256 % change on previous year, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Rwanda?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Rwanda rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Benin ranks 73rd and Rwanda ranks 71st of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.