Afghanistan vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Rural population, per capita
Afghanistan
0.7406 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.5534 units per person
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
14th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
11th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Afghanistan
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.7406 units per person against 0.5534 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.1872 units per person.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 216 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9058 units per person | 0.8389 units per person | 0.0669 units per person | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.8657 units per person | 0.793 units per person | 0.0727 units per person | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.8351 units per person | 0.7446 units per person | 0.0905 units per person | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.822 units per person | 0.6963 units per person | 0.1258 units per person | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.802 units per person | 0.6513 units per person | 0.1507 units per person | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.7595 units per person | 0.604 units per person | 0.1555 units per person | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.7448 units per person | 0.566 units per person | 0.1788 units per person | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Afghanistan or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Afghanistan, at 0.7406 units per person against 0.5534 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.1872 units per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa 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.