Belgium vs Switzerland: Rural population, per capita
Belgium
0.1233 units per person
in 2025
Switzerland
0.1427 units per person
in 2025
Belgium rank
175th
Switzerland rank
172nd
Rural population, per capita over time
- Belgium
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.1427 units per person against 0.1233 units per person in Belgium, a difference of 0.0194 units per person.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 175th and Switzerland ranks 172nd of 216 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3213 units per person | 0.4598 units per person | 0.1385 units per person | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.2751 units per person | 0.4081 units per person | 0.133 units per person | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.2353 units per person | 0.3551 units per person | 0.1199 units per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.1985 units per person | 0.2888 units per person | 0.0903 units per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.1661 units per person | 0.2653 units per person | 0.0992 units per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.1392 units per person | 0.2399 units per person | 0.1006 units per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.1249 units per person | 0.1536 units per person | 0.0287 units per person | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Belgium or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.1427 units per person against 0.1233 units per person in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Belgium and Switzerland?
- 0.0194 units per person, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Belgium ranks 175th and Switzerland ranks 172nd 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.