Africa Western and Central vs Rwanda: Rural population, per capita

Africa Western and Central
0.4652 units per person
in 2025
Rwanda
0.6909 units per person
in 2025
Africa Western and Central rank
22nd
Rwanda rank
23rd

Rural population, per capita over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.6909 units per person against 0.4652 units per person in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.2257 units per person.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.5 times Africa Western and Central's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.

Africa Western and Central ranks 22nd and Rwanda ranks 23rd of 45 groups.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8342 units per person 0.9714 units per person 0.1372 units per person Rwanda
1970s 0.7677 units per person 0.9596 units per person 0.1919 units per person Rwanda
1980s 0.7021 units per person 0.95 units per person 0.2479 units per person Rwanda
1990s 0.643 units per person 0.9109 units per person 0.2679 units per person Rwanda
2000s 0.5847 units per person 0.8324 units per person 0.2478 units per person Rwanda
2010s 0.5268 units per person 0.8125 units per person 0.2858 units per person Rwanda
2020s 0.4801 units per person 0.7199 units per person 0.2398 units per person Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per capita, Africa Western and Central or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 0.6909 units per person against 0.4652 units per person in Africa Western and Central as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Africa Western and Central and Rwanda?
0.2257 units per person, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Rwanda?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Africa Western and Central and Rwanda rank globally for rural population, per capita?
Africa Western and Central ranks 22nd and Rwanda ranks 23rd 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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Indicator
Rural population, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.