What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Congo, Republic of and Nigeria?

0.0034 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Republic of and Nigeria?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Congo, Republic of vs Nigeria: Rural population, per capita

Congo, Republic of

0.3588 units per person

in 2025

Nigeria

0.3622 units per person

in 2025

Congo, Republic of rank

108th

Nigeria rank

106th

Rural population, per capita over time

Congo, Republic of
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.3622 units per person against 0.3588 units per person in Congo, Republic of, a difference of 0.0034 units per person.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Congo, Republic of ranks 108th and Nigeria ranks 106th of 217 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Republic of	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.6268 units per person	0.8317 units per person	0.205 units per person	Nigeria
1970s	0.5924 units per person	0.7662 units per person	0.1738 units per person	Nigeria
1980s	0.4865 units per person	0.691 units per person	0.2045 units per person	Nigeria
1990s	0.4368 units per person	0.6123 units per person	0.1755 units per person	Nigeria
2000s	0.3913 units per person	0.5289 units per person	0.1377 units per person	Nigeria
2010s	0.3698 units per person	0.4468 units per person	0.077 units per person	Nigeria
2020s	0.3625 units per person	0.3823 units per person	0.0198 units per person	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per capita, Congo, Republic of or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 0.3622 units per person against 0.3588 units per person in Congo, Republic of as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Congo, Republic of and Nigeria?: 0.0034 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Republic of and Nigeria?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Congo, Republic of and Nigeria rank globally for rural population, per capita?: Congo, Republic of ranks 108th and Nigeria ranks 106th 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: 18 August 2026

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.