Burkina Faso vs Rwanda: Rural population, per capita
Burkina Faso
0.7108 units per person
in 2025
Rwanda
0.6909 units per person
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
20th
Rwanda rank
23rd
Rural population, per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Rwanda
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.7108 units per person against 0.6909 units per person in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0199 units per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Rwanda ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 20th and Rwanda ranks 23rd of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9458 units per person | 0.9714 units per person | 0.0255 units per person | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 0.9346 units per person | 0.9596 units per person | 0.0249 units per person | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.8904 units per person | 0.95 units per person | 0.0596 units per person | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 0.8511 units per person | 0.9109 units per person | 0.0598 units per person | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.7869 units per person | 0.8324 units per person | 0.0456 units per person | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.7465 units per person | 0.8125 units per person | 0.066 units per person | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.7242 units per person | 0.7199 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Burkina Faso or Rwanda?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.7108 units per person against 0.6909 units per person in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Burkina Faso and Rwanda?
- 0.0199 units per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Rwanda?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Rwanda rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 20th and Rwanda ranks 23rd 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.