Eritrea vs Sudan: Rural population, per capita
Eritrea
0.6546 units per person
in 2025
Sudan
0.6507 units per person
in 2025
Eritrea rank
33rd
Sudan rank
35th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Eritrea
- Sudan
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 0.6546 units per person against 0.6507 units per person in Sudan, a difference of 0.0039 units per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 33rd and Sudan ranks 35th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 4 and Sudan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8843 units per person | 0.8552 units per person | 0.0291 units per person | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 0.8649 units per person | 0.8123 units per person | 0.0526 units per person | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 0.8445 units per person | 0.77 units per person | 0.0745 units per person | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 0.7384 units per person | 0.6822 units per person | 0.0563 units per person | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 0.6506 units per person | 0.6755 units per person | 0.025 units per person | Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.6446 units per person | 0.6626 units per person | 0.0181 units per person | Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.6521 units per person | 0.6525 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Eritrea or Sudan?
- Eritrea, at 0.6546 units per person against 0.6507 units per person in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Eritrea and Sudan?
- 0.0039 units per person, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sudan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Sudan rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 33rd and Sudan ranks 35th 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.