East Asia & Pacific vs India: Rural population, per capita
East Asia & Pacific
0.3523 units per person
in 2025
India
0.6431 units per person
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific rank
33rd
India rank
35th
Rural population, per capita over time
- East Asia & Pacific
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 0.6431 units per person against 0.3523 units per person in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 0.2908 units per person.
That makes India's figure about 1.8 times East Asia & Pacific's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 33rd and India ranks 35th of 45 groups.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7546 units per person | 0.814 units per person | 0.0594 units per person | India |
| 1970s | 0.7431 units per person | 0.7866 units per person | 0.0435 units per person | India |
| 1980s | 0.6952 units per person | 0.7549 units per person | 0.0596 units per person | India |
| 1990s | 0.637 units per person | 0.7352 units per person | 0.0982 units per person | India |
| 2000s | 0.5351 units per person | 0.7101 units per person | 0.175 units per person | India |
| 2010s | 0.4283 units per person | 0.6762 units per person | 0.2479 units per person | India |
| 2020s | 0.3626 units per person | 0.6509 units per person | 0.2883 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 or India?
- India, at 0.6431 units per person against 0.3523 units per person in East Asia & Pacific as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between East Asia & Pacific and India?
- 0.2908 units per person, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and India?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do East Asia & Pacific and India rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 33rd 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.