What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Guinea-Bissau and Zambia?

0.0073 units per person, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Zambia?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Guinea-Bissau vs Zambia: Rural population, per capita

Guinea-Bissau

0.5335 units per person

in 2025

Zambia

0.5408 units per person

in 2025

Guinea-Bissau rank

60th

Zambia rank

58th

Rural population, per capita over time

Guinea-Bissau
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.5408 units per person against 0.5335 units per person in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.0073 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 60th and Zambia ranks 58th of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.8574 units per person	0.7729 units per person	0.0845 units per person	Guinea-Bissau
1970s	0.8432 units per person	0.642 units per person	0.2011 units per person	Guinea-Bissau
1980s	0.7642 units per person	0.6027 units per person	0.1615 units per person	Guinea-Bissau
1990s	0.6549 units per person	0.6181 units per person	0.0368 units per person	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	0.6176 units per person	0.627 units per person	0.0094 units per person	Zambia
2010s	0.5806 units per person	0.5825 units per person	0.002 units per person	Zambia
2020s	0.5457 units per person	0.5515 units per person	0.0057 units per person	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per capita, Guinea-Bissau or Zambia?: Zambia, at 0.5408 units per person against 0.5335 units per person in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Guinea-Bissau and Zambia?: 0.0073 units per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Zambia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Zambia rank globally for rural population, per capita?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 60th and Zambia ranks 58th 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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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: 18 August 2026

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.