Canada vs Germany: Rural population, per capita
Canada
0.1712 units per person
in 2025
Germany
0.1786 units per person
in 2025
Canada rank
167th
Germany rank
166th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Canada
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.1786 units per person against 0.1712 units per person in Canada, a difference of 0.0074 units per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 167th and Germany ranks 166th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and Germany in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.276 units per person | 0.2214 units per person | 0.0546 units per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.2425 units per person | 0.202 units per person | 0.0404 units per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.2381 units per person | 0.2003 units per person | 0.0378 units per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.2255 units per person | 0.1996 units per person | 0.0259 units per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.2022 units per person | 0.1983 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.1871 units per person | 0.1929 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.1757 units per person | 0.1817 units per person | 0.006 units per person | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Canada or Germany?
- Germany, at 0.1786 units per person against 0.1712 units per person in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Canada and Germany?
- 0.0074 units per person, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Germany?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Germany rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Canada ranks 167th and Germany ranks 166th of 217 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.