Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs India: Rural population, per capita

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
0.3167 units per person
in 2025
India
0.6431 units per person
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
36th
India rank
35th

Rural population, per capita over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 0.6431 units per person against 0.3167 units per person in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 0.3264 units per person.

That makes India's figure about 2.0 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 66 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 36th and India ranks 35th of 45 groups.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) India Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6035 units per person 0.814 units per person 0.2105 units per person India
1970s 0.5371 units per person 0.7866 units per person 0.2495 units per person India
1980s 0.4817 units per person 0.7549 units per person 0.2731 units per person India
1990s 0.4461 units per person 0.7352 units per person 0.2891 units per person India
2000s 0.4162 units per person 0.7101 units per person 0.2939 units per person India
2010s 0.3498 units per person 0.6762 units per person 0.3264 units per person India
2020s 0.3183 units per person 0.6509 units per person 0.3326 units per person India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per capita, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or India?
India, at 0.6431 units per person against 0.3167 units per person in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and India?
0.3264 units per person, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and India?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and India rank globally for rural population, per capita?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 36th and India ranks 35th of 45 groups.
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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Indicator
Rural population, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.