Niger vs South Sudan: Rural population, per capita
Niger
0.8163 units per person
in 2025
South Sudan
0.7832 units per person
in 2025
Niger rank
5th
South Sudan rank
8th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Niger
- South Sudan
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.8163 units per person against 0.7832 units per person in South Sudan, a difference of 0.0331 units per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 5th and South Sudan ranks 8th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 4 and South Sudan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.932 units per person | 0.9142 units per person | 0.0178 units per person | Niger |
| 1970s | 0.8849 units per person | 0.915 units per person | 0.03 units per person | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 0.8535 units per person | 0.9049 units per person | 0.0514 units per person | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 0.8425 units per person | 0.8552 units per person | 0.0127 units per person | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 0.8375 units per person | 0.8327 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.8362 units per person | 0.813 units per person | 0.0231 units per person | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.8235 units per person | 0.7907 units per person | 0.0328 units per person | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Niger or South Sudan?
- Niger, at 0.8163 units per person against 0.7832 units per person in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Niger and South Sudan?
- 0.0331 units per person, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and South Sudan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Niger and South Sudan rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Niger ranks 5th and South Sudan ranks 8th 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.