Mexico vs Spain: Rural population, per capita
Mexico
0.1996 units per person
in 2025
Spain
0.1949 units per person
in 2025
Mexico rank
160th
Spain rank
163rd
Rural population, per capita over time
- Mexico
- Spain
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.1996 units per person against 0.1949 units per person in Spain, a difference of 0.0047 units per person.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 160th and Spain ranks 163rd of 217 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4548 units per person | 0.393 units per person | 0.0618 units per person | Mexico |
| 1970s | 0.3755 units per person | 0.3126 units per person | 0.0629 units per person | Mexico |
| 1980s | 0.3121 units per person | 0.2678 units per person | 0.0443 units per person | Mexico |
| 1990s | 0.2691 units per person | 0.2451 units per person | 0.0241 units per person | Mexico |
| 2000s | 0.2392 units per person | 0.2285 units per person | 0.0107 units per person | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.2277 units per person | 0.2086 units per person | 0.0192 units per person | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.2065 units per person | 0.1993 units per person | 0.0072 units per person | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Mexico or Spain?
- Mexico, at 0.1996 units per person against 0.1949 units per person in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Mexico and Spain?
- 0.0047 units per person, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Spain?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Spain rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Mexico ranks 160th and Spain ranks 163rd of 217 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.