Ethiopia vs South Sudan: Rural population, per capita
Ethiopia
0.7589 units per person
in 2025
South Sudan
0.7832 units per person
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
11th
South Sudan rank
8th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Ethiopia
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 0.7832 units per person against 0.7589 units per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0243 units per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 11th and South Sudan ranks 8th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and South Sudan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9226 units per person | 0.9142 units per person | 0.0084 units per person | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 0.9065 units per person | 0.915 units per person | 0.0085 units per person | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 0.8863 units per person | 0.9049 units per person | 0.0186 units per person | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 0.8622 units per person | 0.8552 units per person | 0.0069 units per person | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 0.8411 units per person | 0.8327 units per person | 0.0084 units per person | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.8071 units per person | 0.813 units per person | 0.0059 units per person | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.7712 units per person | 0.7907 units per person | 0.0195 units per person | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Ethiopia or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 0.7832 units per person against 0.7589 units per person in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Ethiopia and South Sudan?
- 0.0243 units per person, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and South Sudan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and South Sudan rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 11th and South Sudan ranks 8th 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.