What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Marshall Islands and Palau?

0.0017 units per person, with Marshall Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Palau?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Marshall Islands vs Palau: Rural population, per capita

Marshall Islands

0.2089 units per person

in 2025

Palau

0.2072 units per person

in 2025

Marshall Islands rank

153rd

Palau rank

155th

Rural population, per capita over time

Marshall Islands
Palau

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 0.2089 units per person against 0.2072 units per person in Palau, a difference of 0.0017 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Marshall Islands ahead.

Marshall Islands ranks 153rd and Palau ranks 155th of 216 countries.

Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Marshall Islands	Palau	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.5821 units per person	0.4875 units per person	0.0946 units per person	Marshall Islands
1970s	0.4032 units per person	0.3934 units per person	0.0098 units per person	Marshall Islands
1980s	0.3667 units per person	0.3348 units per person	0.0319 units per person	Marshall Islands
1990s	0.3248 units per person	0.2947 units per person	0.0301 units per person	Marshall Islands
2000s	0.2956 units per person	0.2417 units per person	0.0539 units per person	Marshall Islands
2010s	0.2476 units per person	0.1963 units per person	0.0514 units per person	Marshall Islands
2020s	0.2182 units per person	0.2085 units per person	0.0097 units per person	Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per capita, Marshall Islands or Palau?: Marshall Islands, at 0.2089 units per person against 0.2072 units per person in Palau as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Marshall Islands and Palau?: 0.0017 units per person, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Palau?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Marshall Islands and Palau rank globally for rural population, per capita?: Marshall Islands ranks 153rd and Palau ranks 155th 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: 18 August 2026

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.