Bangladesh vs World: Rural population, per capita
Bangladesh
0.6676 units per person
in 2025
World
0.4217 units per person
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
30th
World rank
27th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Bangladesh
- World
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 0.6676 units per person against 0.4217 units per person in World, a difference of 0.2459 units per person.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.6 times World's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 30th and World ranks 27th of 216 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9399 units per person | 0.6481 units per person | 0.2918 units per person | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 0.9011 units per person | 0.6237 units per person | 0.2774 units per person | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 0.8274 units per person | 0.5886 units per person | 0.2388 units per person | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 0.7854 units per person | 0.5563 units per person | 0.2291 units per person | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 0.7473 units per person | 0.5089 units per person | 0.2384 units per person | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 0.7067 units per person | 0.459 units per person | 0.2477 units per person | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 0.6796 units per person | 0.4283 units per person | 0.2513 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 World?
- Bangladesh, at 0.6676 units per person against 0.4217 units per person in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Bangladesh and World?
- 0.2459 units per person, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and World rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 30th and World 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.