Denmark vs Sweden: Rural population, per capita
Denmark
0.1115 units per person
in 2025
Sweden
0.1092 units per person
in 2025
Denmark rank
181st
Sweden rank
183rd
Rural population, per capita over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.1115 units per person against 0.1092 units per person in Sweden, a difference of 0.0023 units per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.
Denmark ranks 181st and Sweden ranks 183rd of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2343 units per person | 0.2339 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.1815 units per person | 0.1759 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.1559 units per person | 0.1686 units per person | 0.0127 units per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.1502 units per person | 0.1621 units per person | 0.0119 units per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.1413 units per person | 0.1562 units per person | 0.0149 units per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.1238 units per person | 0.1357 units per person | 0.0119 units per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.115 units per person | 0.1149 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Denmark or Sweden?
- Denmark, at 0.1115 units per person against 0.1092 units per person in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.0023 units per person, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Denmark ranks 181st and Sweden ranks 183rd 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.