Guyana vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Rural population, per capita
Rural population, per capita over time
- Guyana
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 0.7351 units per person against 0.5534 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.1817 units per person.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Guyana ranks 16th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7039 units per person | 0.8389 units per person | 0.135 units per person | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 0.7017 units per person | 0.793 units per person | 0.0913 units per person | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 0.7047 units per person | 0.7446 units per person | 0.0399 units per person | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 0.7066 units per person | 0.6963 units per person | 0.0103 units per person | Guyana |
| 2000s | 0.7219 units per person | 0.6513 units per person | 0.0706 units per person | Guyana |
| 2010s | 0.7359 units per person | 0.604 units per person | 0.1319 units per person | Guyana |
| 2020s | 0.7354 units per person | 0.566 units per person | 0.1694 units per person | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Guyana or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Guyana, at 0.7351 units per person against 0.5534 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 0.1817 units per person, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Guyana ranks 16th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 13th 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.