Africa Eastern and Southern vs South Sudan: Rural population, per capita
Africa Eastern and Southern
0.613 units per person
in 2025
South Sudan
0.7832 units per person
in 2025
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
7th
South Sudan rank
8th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Africa Eastern and Southern
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 0.7832 units per person against 0.613 units per person in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.1702 units per person.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.3 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 7th and South Sudan ranks 8th of 45 groups.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Eastern and Southern | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8422 units per person | 0.9142 units per person | 0.0719 units per person | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 0.8106 units per person | 0.915 units per person | 0.1044 units per person | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 0.7735 units per person | 0.9049 units per person | 0.1314 units per person | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 0.7321 units per person | 0.8552 units per person | 0.1231 units per person | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 0.6968 units per person | 0.8327 units per person | 0.136 units per person | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.657 units per person | 0.813 units per person | 0.1561 units per person | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.6242 units per person | 0.7907 units per person | 0.1665 units per person | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Africa Eastern and Southern or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 0.7832 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 South Sudan?
- 0.1702 units per person, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and South Sudan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Africa Eastern and Southern and South Sudan rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 7th and South Sudan ranks 8th 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.