Lao People's Democratic Republic vs OECD members: Rural population, per capita

Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.5969 units per person
in 2025
OECD members
0.1868 units per person
in 2025
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
45th
OECD members rank
42nd

Rural population, per capita over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • OECD members
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 0.5969 units per person against 0.1868 units per person in OECD members, a difference of 0.4101 units per person.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 3.2 times OECD members's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 45th and OECD members ranks 42nd of 216 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic OECD members Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9168 units per person 0.3596 units per person 0.5572 units per person Lao People's Democratic Republic
1970s 0.8913 units per person 0.3146 units per person 0.5767 units per person Lao People's Democratic Republic
1980s 0.8635 units per person 0.2869 units per person 0.5766 units per person Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s 0.8252 units per person 0.2594 units per person 0.5658 units per person Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 0.7342 units per person 0.2281 units per person 0.5061 units per person Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 0.6689 units per person 0.2015 units per person 0.4675 units per person Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 0.6155 units per person 0.1898 units per person 0.4257 units per person Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per capita, Lao People's Democratic Republic or OECD members?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0.5969 units per person against 0.1868 units per person in OECD members as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Lao People's Democratic Republic and OECD members?
0.4101 units per person, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and OECD members?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and OECD members rank globally for rural population, per capita?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 45th and OECD members ranks 42nd 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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Indicator
Rural population, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.