Iceland vs Japan: Rural population, per capita
Iceland
0.0578 units per person
in 2025
Japan
0.077 units per person
in 2025
Iceland rank
194th
Japan rank
191st
Rural population, per capita over time
- Iceland
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.077 units per person against 0.0578 units per person in Iceland, a difference of 0.0192 units per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Iceland's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 194th and Japan ranks 191st of 216 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1727 units per person | 0.3265 units per person | 0.1539 units per person | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.1342 units per person | 0.2517 units per person | 0.1175 units per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.1077 units per person | 0.2335 units per person | 0.1258 units per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.0856 units per person | 0.2208 units per person | 0.1352 units per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0756 units per person | 0.1541 units per person | 0.0785 units per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.0633 units per person | 0.0874 units per person | 0.0241 units per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0582 units per person | 0.0797 units per person | 0.0215 units per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Iceland or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.077 units per person against 0.0578 units per person in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Iceland and Japan?
- 0.0192 units per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Japan rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 194th 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.