East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs India: Rural population, per capita
Rural population, per capita over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 0.6431 units per person against 0.3795 units per person in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 0.2636 units per person.
That makes India's figure about 1.7 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was India ahead.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 32nd and India ranks 35th of 45 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) averaged higher in 3 and India in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8151 units per person | 0.814 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 0.8097 units per person | 0.7866 units per person | 0.0231 units per person | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 0.7592 units per person | 0.7549 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 0.6937 units per person | 0.7352 units per person | 0.0415 units per person | India |
| 2000s | 0.5819 units per person | 0.7101 units per person | 0.1281 units per person | India |
| 2010s | 0.4652 units per person | 0.6762 units per person | 0.211 units per person | India |
| 2020s | 0.3909 units per person | 0.6509 units per person | 0.26 units per person | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or India?
- India, at 0.6431 units per person against 0.3795 units per person in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and India?
- 0.2636 units per person, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and India?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and India rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 32nd and India ranks 35th of 45 groups.
- 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.