Kiribati vs South Africa: Rural population, per capita
Kiribati
0.3661 units per person
in 2025
South Africa
0.3618 units per person
in 2025
Kiribati rank
103rd
South Africa rank
106th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Kiribati
- South Africa
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 0.3661 units per person against 0.3618 units per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0043 units per person.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.
Kiribati ranks 103rd and South Africa ranks 106th of 216 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8007 units per person | 0.5274 units per person | 0.2734 units per person | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 0.7234 units per person | 0.5196 units per person | 0.2038 units per person | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 0.6651 units per person | 0.5057 units per person | 0.1594 units per person | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 0.6277 units per person | 0.466 units per person | 0.1617 units per person | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 0.5575 units per person | 0.406 units per person | 0.1514 units per person | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 0.486 units per person | 0.3688 units per person | 0.1172 units per person | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 0.39 units per person | 0.3642 units per person | 0.0258 units per person | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Kiribati or South Africa?
- Kiribati, at 0.3661 units per person against 0.3618 units per person in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Kiribati and South Africa?
- 0.0043 units per person, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and South Africa rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 103rd and South Africa ranks 106th 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.