Ethiopia vs IDA total: Rural population, per capita
Ethiopia
0.7589 units per person
in 2025
IDA total
0.5885 units per person
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
11th
IDA total rank
9th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Ethiopia
- IDA total
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.7589 units per person against 0.5885 units per person in IDA total, a difference of 0.1704 units per person.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.3 times IDA total's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 11th and IDA total ranks 9th of 216 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | IDA total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9226 units per person | 0.849 units per person | 0.0736 units per person | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 0.9065 units per person | 0.8068 units per person | 0.0997 units per person | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 0.8863 units per person | 0.7605 units per person | 0.1258 units per person | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 0.8622 units per person | 0.7215 units per person | 0.1407 units per person | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 0.8411 units per person | 0.68 units per person | 0.1611 units per person | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.8071 units per person | 0.6344 units per person | 0.1727 units per person | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.7712 units per person | 0.5999 units per person | 0.1713 units per person | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Ethiopia or IDA total?
- Ethiopia, at 0.7589 units per person against 0.5885 units per person in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Ethiopia and IDA total?
- 0.1704 units per person, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and IDA total?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and IDA total rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 11th and IDA total ranks 9th 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.