Africa Eastern and Southern vs Niger: Rural population, per capita
Africa Eastern and Southern
0.613 units per person
in 2025
Niger
0.8163 units per person
in 2025
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
7th
Niger rank
5th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Africa Eastern and Southern
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.8163 units per person against 0.613 units per person in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.2033 units per person.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 7th and Niger ranks 5th of 45 groups.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Eastern and Southern | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8422 units per person | 0.932 units per person | 0.0898 units per person | Niger |
| 1970s | 0.8106 units per person | 0.8849 units per person | 0.0743 units per person | Niger |
| 1980s | 0.7735 units per person | 0.8535 units per person | 0.08 units per person | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.7321 units per person | 0.8425 units per person | 0.1104 units per person | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.6968 units per person | 0.8375 units per person | 0.1407 units per person | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.657 units per person | 0.8362 units per person | 0.1792 units per person | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.6242 units per person | 0.8235 units per person | 0.1993 units per person | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Africa Eastern and Southern or Niger?
- Niger, at 0.8163 units per person against 0.613 units per person in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Africa Eastern and Southern and Niger?
- 0.2033 units per person, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Niger?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Niger rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 7th and Niger ranks 5th of 45 groups.
- 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.