Africa Western and Central vs East Timor: Rural population, per capita
Africa Western and Central
0.4652 units per person
in 2025
East Timor
0.7121 units per person
in 2025
Africa Western and Central rank
22nd
East Timor rank
19th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Africa Western and Central
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 0.7121 units per person against 0.4652 units per person in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.2469 units per person.
That makes East Timor's figure about 1.5 times Africa Western and Central's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.
Africa Western and Central ranks 22nd and East Timor ranks 19th of 45 groups.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Western and Central | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8342 units per person | 0.8926 units per person | 0.0584 units per person | East Timor |
| 1970s | 0.7677 units per person | 0.859 units per person | 0.0914 units per person | East Timor |
| 1980s | 0.7021 units per person | 0.8129 units per person | 0.1108 units per person | East Timor |
| 1990s | 0.643 units per person | 0.7759 units per person | 0.133 units per person | East Timor |
| 2000s | 0.5847 units per person | 0.736 units per person | 0.1513 units per person | East Timor |
| 2010s | 0.5268 units per person | 0.7053 units per person | 0.1785 units per person | East Timor |
| 2020s | 0.4801 units per person | 0.7127 units per person | 0.2326 units per person | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Africa Western and Central or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 0.7121 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 East Timor?
- 0.2469 units per person, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and East Timor?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Africa Western and Central and East Timor rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 22nd and East Timor ranks 19th 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.