Congo vs North Korea: Rural population, per capita
Congo
0.3588 units per person
in 2025
North Korea
0.3581 units per person
in 2025
Congo rank
107th
North Korea rank
108th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Congo
- North Korea
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.3588 units per person against 0.3581 units per person in North Korea, a difference of 0.0007 units per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 107th and North Korea ranks 108th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and North Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6268 units per person | 0.53 units per person | 0.0968 units per person | Congo |
| 1970s | 0.5924 units per person | 0.4388 units per person | 0.1537 units per person | Congo |
| 1980s | 0.4865 units per person | 0.425 units per person | 0.0615 units per person | Congo |
| 1990s | 0.4368 units per person | 0.4103 units per person | 0.0266 units per person | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.3913 units per person | 0.4026 units per person | 0.0113 units per person | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.3698 units per person | 0.3874 units per person | 0.0177 units per person | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.3625 units per person | 0.366 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Congo or North Korea?
- Congo, at 0.3588 units per person against 0.3581 units per person in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Congo and North Korea?
- 0.0007 units per person, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and North Korea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Congo and North Korea rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Congo ranks 107th and North Korea ranks 108th 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.