Bangladesh vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Rural population, per capita
Bangladesh
0.6676 units per person
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
0.3795 units per person
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
30th
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
32nd
Rural population, per capita over time
- Bangladesh
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 0.6676 units per person against 0.3795 units per person in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 0.2881 units per person.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.8 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 30th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 216 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9399 units per person | 0.8151 units per person | 0.1248 units per person | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 0.9011 units per person | 0.8097 units per person | 0.0914 units per person | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 0.8274 units per person | 0.7592 units per person | 0.0682 units per person | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 0.7854 units per person | 0.6937 units per person | 0.0916 units per person | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 0.7473 units per person | 0.5819 units per person | 0.1653 units per person | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 0.7067 units per person | 0.4652 units per person | 0.2415 units per person | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 0.6796 units per person | 0.3909 units per person | 0.2887 units per person | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Bangladesh or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Bangladesh, at 0.6676 units per person against 0.3795 units per person in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 0.2881 units per person, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 30th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 32nd 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.