Bangladesh vs Kenya: Rural population, per capita
Bangladesh
0.6676 units per person
in 2025
Kenya
0.6779 units per person
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
30th
Kenya rank
27th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Bangladesh
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.6779 units per person against 0.6676 units per person in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0103 units per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 30th and Kenya ranks 27th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Kenya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9399 units per person | 0.9097 units per person | 0.0302 units per person | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 0.9011 units per person | 0.8718 units per person | 0.0294 units per person | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 0.8274 units per person | 0.8292 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.7854 units per person | 0.8142 units per person | 0.0289 units per person | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.7473 units per person | 0.7393 units per person | 0.008 units per person | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 0.7067 units per person | 0.6833 units per person | 0.0234 units per person | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 0.6796 units per person | 0.6839 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Bangladesh or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 0.6779 units per person against 0.6676 units per person in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Bangladesh and Kenya?
- 0.0103 units per person, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Kenya?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Kenya rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 30th and Kenya ranks 27th 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.