Eswatini vs Small states: Rural population, per capita
Eswatini
0.7328 units per person
in 2025
Small states
0.479 units per person
in 2025
Eswatini rank
17th
Small states rank
18th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Eswatini
- Small states
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 0.7328 units per person against 0.479 units per person in Small states, a difference of 0.2538 units per person.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.5 times Small states's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.
Eswatini ranks 17th and Small states ranks 18th of 216 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9356 units per person | 0.6331 units per person | 0.3026 units per person | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 0.8612 units per person | 0.575 units per person | 0.2862 units per person | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 0.7835 units per person | 0.5343 units per person | 0.2492 units per person | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 0.7699 units per person | 0.5147 units per person | 0.2552 units per person | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 0.7762 units per person | 0.5047 units per person | 0.2715 units per person | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 0.7677 units per person | 0.4956 units per person | 0.2721 units per person | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 0.7436 units per person | 0.4836 units per person | 0.26 units per person | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Eswatini or Small states?
- Eswatini, at 0.7328 units per person against 0.479 units per person in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Eswatini and Small states?
- 0.2538 units per person, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Small states?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and Small states rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 17th and Small states ranks 18th 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.