Bulgaria vs Russia: Rural population, per capita
Bulgaria
0.2583 units per person
in 2025
Russia
0.2475 units per person
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
141st
Russia rank
144th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Bulgaria
- Russia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.2583 units per person against 0.2475 units per person in Russia, a difference of 0.0108 units per person.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 141st and Russia ranks 144th of 216 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5615 units per person | 0.4202 units per person | 0.1414 units per person | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 0.4264 units per person | 0.3379 units per person | 0.0885 units per person | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 0.3505 units per person | 0.2819 units per person | 0.0686 units per person | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 0.3245 units per person | 0.2679 units per person | 0.0566 units per person | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.2999 units per person | 0.2668 units per person | 0.0331 units per person | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.2701 units per person | 0.258 units per person | 0.0121 units per person | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.2633 units per person | 0.2506 units per person | 0.0127 units per person | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Bulgaria or Russia?
- Bulgaria, at 0.2583 units per person against 0.2475 units per person in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Bulgaria and Russia?
- 0.0108 units per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Russia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Russia rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 141st and Russia ranks 144th 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.