Cambodia vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Rural population, per capita

Cambodia
0.5889 units per person
in 2025
Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.5969 units per person
in 2025
Cambodia rank
47th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
45th

Rural population, per capita over time

  • Cambodia
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 0.5969 units per person against 0.5889 units per person in Cambodia, a difference of 0.008 units per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Cambodia ranks 47th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 45th of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 3 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8922 units per person 0.9168 units per person 0.0246 units per person Lao People's Democratic Republic
1970s 0.8481 units per person 0.8913 units per person 0.0431 units per person Lao People's Democratic Republic
1980s 0.8603 units per person 0.8635 units per person 0.0032 units per person Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s 0.8275 units per person 0.8252 units per person 0.0023 units per person Cambodia
2000s 0.8084 units per person 0.7342 units per person 0.0742 units per person Cambodia
2010s 0.7042 units per person 0.6689 units per person 0.0353 units per person Cambodia
2020s 0.5951 units per person 0.6155 units per person 0.0204 units per person Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per capita, Cambodia or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0.5969 units per person against 0.5889 units per person in Cambodia as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
0.008 units per person, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for rural population, per capita?
Cambodia ranks 47th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 45th 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

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.