Gabon vs Japan: Rural population, per capita
Gabon
0.0791 units per person
in 2025
Japan
0.077 units per person
in 2025
Gabon rank
189th
Japan rank
191st
Rural population, per capita over time
- Gabon
- Japan
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 0.0791 units per person against 0.077 units per person in Japan, a difference of 0.0021 units per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 189th and Japan ranks 191st of 216 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8021 units per person | 0.3265 units per person | 0.4755 units per person | Gabon |
| 1970s | 0.5737 units per person | 0.2517 units per person | 0.3221 units per person | Gabon |
| 1980s | 0.3827 units per person | 0.2335 units per person | 0.1492 units per person | Gabon |
| 1990s | 0.2567 units per person | 0.2208 units per person | 0.036 units per person | Gabon |
| 2000s | 0.1709 units per person | 0.1541 units per person | 0.0168 units per person | Gabon |
| 2010s | 0.1206 units per person | 0.0874 units per person | 0.0332 units per person | Gabon |
| 2020s | 0.0868 units per person | 0.0797 units per person | 0.0071 units per person | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Gabon or Japan?
- Gabon, at 0.0791 units per person against 0.077 units per person in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Gabon and Japan?
- 0.0021 units per person, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Japan rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Gabon ranks 189th and Japan ranks 191st 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.