North America vs Tanzania: Rural population, per capita
North America
0.1951 units per person
in 2025
Tanzania
0.6312 units per person
in 2025
North America rank
40th
Tanzania rank
37th
Rural population, per capita over time
- North America
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 0.6312 units per person against 0.1951 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.4361 units per person.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 3.2 times North America's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 40th and Tanzania ranks 37th of 45 groups.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2803 units per person | 0.9496 units per person | 0.6693 units per person | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 0.2618 units per person | 0.8953 units per person | 0.6335 units per person | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 0.2551 units per person | 0.8325 units per person | 0.5774 units per person | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 0.2295 units per person | 0.7963 units per person | 0.5668 units per person | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 0.2001 units per person | 0.7541 units per person | 0.554 units per person | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 0.1939 units per person | 0.6913 units per person | 0.4973 units per person | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 0.1968 units per person | 0.6474 units per person | 0.4506 units per person | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, North America or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 0.6312 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 Tanzania?
- 0.4361 units per person, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Tanzania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do North America and Tanzania rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- North America ranks 40th and Tanzania ranks 37th 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.