Canada vs Republic of Korea: Rural population, per capita

Canada
0.1712 units per person
in 2025
Republic of Korea
0.1883 units per person
in 2025
Canada rank
167th
Republic of Korea rank
164th

Rural population, per capita over time

  • Canada
  • Republic of Korea
0.20.40.60.8196019922025

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 0.1883 units per person against 0.1712 units per person in Canada, a difference of 0.0171 units per person.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Canada ranks 167th and Republic of Korea ranks 164th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Republic of Korea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.276 units per person 0.6787 units per person 0.4027 units per person Republic of Korea
1970s 0.2425 units per person 0.5247 units per person 0.2822 units per person Republic of Korea
1980s 0.2381 units per person 0.3574 units per person 0.1193 units per person Republic of Korea
1990s 0.2255 units per person 0.225 units per person 0.0005 units per person Canada
2000s 0.2022 units per person 0.19 units per person 0.0122 units per person Canada
2010s 0.1871 units per person 0.1833 units per person 0.0038 units per person Canada
2020s 0.1757 units per person 0.1883 units per person 0.0126 units per person Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per capita, Canada or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 0.1883 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 Republic of Korea?
0.0171 units per person, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Republic of Korea?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Canada and Republic of Korea rank globally for rural population, per capita?
Canada ranks 167th and Republic of Korea ranks 164th 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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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.