What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Belarus and United States of America?

0.007 units per person, with Belarus ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and United States of America?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Belarus vs United States of America: Rural population, per capita

Belarus

0.2051 units per person

in 2025

United States of America

0.1981 units per person

in 2025

Belarus rank

157th

United States of America rank

160th

Rural population, per capita over time

Belarus
United States of America

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 0.2051 units per person against 0.1981 units per person in United States of America, a difference of 0.007 units per person.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Belarus has been ahead every year.

Belarus ranks 157th and United States of America ranks 160th of 216 countries.

Belarus has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.6241 units per person	0.2808 units per person	0.3433 units per person	Belarus
1970s	0.5012 units per person	0.2639 units per person	0.2372 units per person	Belarus
1980s	0.3874 units per person	0.257 units per person	0.1304 units per person	Belarus
1990s	0.3206 units per person	0.23 units per person	0.0905 units per person	Belarus
2000s	0.2803 units per person	0.1999 units per person	0.0804 units per person	Belarus
2010s	0.2374 units per person	0.1948 units per person	0.0427 units per person	Belarus
2020s	0.2136 units per person	0.1993 units per person	0.0143 units per person	Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per capita, Belarus or United States of America?: Belarus, at 0.2051 units per person against 0.1981 units per person in United States of America as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Belarus and United States of America?: 0.007 units per person, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and United States of America?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Belarus and United States of America rank globally for rural population, per capita?: Belarus ranks 157th and United States of America ranks 160th 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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Indicator: Rural population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

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.