Ireland vs North Korea: Rural population, per capita
Ireland
0.3541 units per person
in 2025
North Korea
0.3581 units per person
in 2025
Ireland rank
109th
North Korea rank
108th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Ireland
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.3581 units per person against 0.3541 units per person in Ireland, a difference of 0.004 units per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North Korea ahead.
Ireland ranks 109th and North Korea ranks 108th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and North Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5191 units per person | 0.53 units per person | 0.0109 units per person | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.4633 units per person | 0.4388 units per person | 0.0246 units per person | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.4382 units per person | 0.425 units per person | 0.0132 units per person | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.4216 units per person | 0.4103 units per person | 0.0113 units per person | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.3964 units per person | 0.4026 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.3742 units per person | 0.3874 units per person | 0.0132 units per person | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.3598 units per person | 0.366 units per person | 0.0062 units per person | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Ireland or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.3581 units per person against 0.3541 units per person in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Ireland and North Korea?
- 0.004 units per person, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and North Korea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and North Korea rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Ireland ranks 109th and North Korea ranks 108th 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.