Germany vs Korea: Rural population, per capita
Germany
0.1786 units per person
in 2025
Korea
0.1883 units per person
in 2025
Germany rank
166th
Korea rank
164th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Germany
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 0.1883 units per person against 0.1786 units per person in Germany, a difference of 0.0097 units per person.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Korea ahead.
Germany ranks 166th and Korea ranks 164th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2214 units per person | 0.6787 units per person | 0.4574 units per person | Korea |
| 1970s | 0.202 units per person | 0.5247 units per person | 0.3226 units per person | Korea |
| 1980s | 0.2003 units per person | 0.3574 units per person | 0.1571 units per person | Korea |
| 1990s | 0.1996 units per person | 0.225 units per person | 0.0255 units per person | Korea |
| 2000s | 0.1983 units per person | 0.19 units per person | 0.0082 units per person | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.1929 units per person | 0.1833 units per person | 0.0097 units per person | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.1817 units per person | 0.1883 units per person | 0.0066 units per person | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Germany or Korea?
- Korea, at 0.1883 units per person against 0.1786 units per person in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Germany and Korea?
- 0.0097 units per person, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Korea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Korea rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Germany ranks 166th and Korea ranks 164th of 217 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.