Ecuador vs South Africa: Rural population, per capita
Ecuador
0.3661 units per person
in 2025
South Africa
0.3618 units per person
in 2025
Ecuador rank
104th
South Africa rank
106th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Ecuador
- South Africa
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.3661 units per person against 0.3618 units per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0043 units per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 104th and South Africa ranks 106th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6307 units per person | 0.5274 units per person | 0.1033 units per person | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.5785 units per person | 0.5196 units per person | 0.059 units per person | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 0.4913 units per person | 0.5057 units per person | 0.0144 units per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.4217 units per person | 0.466 units per person | 0.0443 units per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.3819 units per person | 0.406 units per person | 0.0241 units per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.3707 units per person | 0.3688 units per person | 0.002 units per person | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.3683 units per person | 0.3642 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Ecuador or South Africa?
- Ecuador, at 0.3661 units per person against 0.3618 units per person in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Ecuador and South Africa?
- 0.0043 units per person, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and South Africa rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 104th and South Africa ranks 106th 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.