Africa Eastern and Southern vs Tonga: Rural population, per capita
Africa Eastern and Southern
0.613 units per person
in 2025
Tonga
0.7884 units per person
in 2025
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
7th
Tonga rank
7th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Africa Eastern and Southern
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 0.7884 units per person against 0.613 units per person in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.1754 units per person.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.3 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 7th and Tonga ranks 7th of 45 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Eastern and Southern | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8422 units per person | 0.8044 units per person | 0.0378 units per person | Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 1970s | 0.8106 units per person | 0.797 units per person | 0.0136 units per person | Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 1980s | 0.7735 units per person | 0.787 units per person | 0.0135 units per person | Tonga |
| 1990s | 0.7321 units per person | 0.773 units per person | 0.0409 units per person | Tonga |
| 2000s | 0.6968 units per person | 0.7684 units per person | 0.0717 units per person | Tonga |
| 2010s | 0.657 units per person | 0.7685 units per person | 0.1115 units per person | Tonga |
| 2020s | 0.6242 units per person | 0.7871 units per person | 0.1629 units per person | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Africa Eastern and Southern or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 0.7884 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 Tonga?
- 0.1754 units per person, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Tonga?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Tonga rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 7th and Tonga ranks 7th 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.