North Korea vs South Africa: Rural population, per capita
North Korea
0.3581 units per person
in 2025
South Africa
0.3618 units per person
in 2025
North Korea rank
108th
South Africa rank
106th
Rural population, per capita over time
- North Korea
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.3618 units per person against 0.3581 units per person in North Korea, a difference of 0.0037 units per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 108th and South Africa ranks 106th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.53 units per person | 0.5274 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.4388 units per person | 0.5196 units per person | 0.0808 units per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.425 units per person | 0.5057 units per person | 0.0807 units per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.4103 units per person | 0.466 units per person | 0.0557 units per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.4026 units per person | 0.406 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.3874 units per person | 0.3688 units per person | 0.0186 units per person | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.366 units per person | 0.3642 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, North Korea or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.3618 units per person against 0.3581 units per person in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between North Korea and South Africa?
- 0.0037 units per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and South Africa rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 108th 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.