Ethiopia vs Lower middle income: Rural population, per capita
Ethiopia
0.7589 units per person
in 2025
Lower middle income
0.5799 units per person
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
11th
Lower middle income rank
10th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Ethiopia
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.7589 units per person against 0.5799 units per person in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.179 units per person.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.3 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 11th and Lower middle income ranks 10th of 216 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9226 units per person | 0.8044 units per person | 0.1181 units per person | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 0.9065 units per person | 0.7674 units per person | 0.1391 units per person | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 0.8863 units per person | 0.7267 units per person | 0.1596 units per person | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 0.8622 units per person | 0.6966 units per person | 0.1656 units per person | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 0.8411 units per person | 0.6613 units per person | 0.1798 units per person | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.8071 units per person | 0.6202 units per person | 0.187 units per person | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.7712 units per person | 0.5899 units per person | 0.1813 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 Lower middle income?
- Ethiopia, at 0.7589 units per person against 0.5799 units per person in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Ethiopia and Lower middle income?
- 0.179 units per person, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lower middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Lower middle income rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 11th and Lower middle income ranks 10th 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.