Australia vs Belgium: Rural population, per capita
Australia
0.1228 units per person
in 2025
Belgium
0.1233 units per person
in 2025
Australia rank
176th
Belgium rank
175th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Australia
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.1233 units per person against 0.1228 units per person in Australia, a difference of 0.0005 units per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.
Australia ranks 176th and Belgium ranks 175th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Belgium in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1704 units per person | 0.3213 units per person | 0.151 units per person | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.142 units per person | 0.2751 units per person | 0.133 units per person | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.1451 units per person | 0.2353 units per person | 0.0902 units per person | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.1471 units per person | 0.1985 units per person | 0.0514 units per person | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.1441 units per person | 0.1661 units per person | 0.022 units per person | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.1322 units per person | 0.1392 units per person | 0.0071 units per person | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.1256 units per person | 0.1249 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Australia or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 0.1233 units per person against 0.1228 units per person in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Australia and Belgium?
- 0.0005 units per person, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Belgium?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Belgium rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Australia ranks 176th and Belgium ranks 175th of 216 countries.
- 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.