North America vs Pakistan: Rural population, per capita
North America
0.1951 units per person
in 2025
Pakistan
0.6047 units per person
in 2025
North America rank
40th
Pakistan rank
43rd
Rural population, per capita over time
- North America
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 0.6047 units per person against 0.1951 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.4096 units per person.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 3.1 times North America's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 40th and Pakistan ranks 43rd of 45 groups.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2803 units per person | 0.7648 units per person | 0.4845 units per person | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 0.2618 units per person | 0.7379 units per person | 0.4761 units per person | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 0.2551 units per person | 0.7066 units per person | 0.4515 units per person | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 0.2295 units per person | 0.6821 units per person | 0.4526 units per person | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 0.2001 units per person | 0.6617 units per person | 0.4617 units per person | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 0.1939 units per person | 0.6415 units per person | 0.4476 units per person | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 0.1968 units per person | 0.6144 units per person | 0.4177 units per person | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, North America or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 0.6047 units per person against 0.1951 units per person in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between North America and Pakistan?
- 0.4096 units per person, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Pakistan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do North America and Pakistan rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- North America ranks 40th and Pakistan ranks 43rd of 45 groups.
- 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.