Afghanistan vs Ethiopia: Rural population, per capita
Afghanistan
0.7406 units per person
in 2025
Ethiopia
0.7589 units per person
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
14th
Ethiopia rank
11th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Afghanistan
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.7589 units per person against 0.7406 units per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0183 units per person.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 14th and Ethiopia ranks 11th of 216 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9058 units per person | 0.9226 units per person | 0.0168 units per person | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 0.8657 units per person | 0.9065 units per person | 0.0409 units per person | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 0.8351 units per person | 0.8863 units per person | 0.0512 units per person | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 0.822 units per person | 0.8622 units per person | 0.0401 units per person | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 0.802 units per person | 0.8411 units per person | 0.0391 units per person | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.7595 units per person | 0.8071 units per person | 0.0477 units per person | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.7448 units per person | 0.7712 units per person | 0.0264 units per person | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Afghanistan or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 0.7589 units per person against 0.7406 units per person in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Afghanistan and Ethiopia?
- 0.0183 units per person, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ethiopia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Ethiopia rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 14th and Ethiopia ranks 11th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.