North America vs Viet Nam: Rural population, per capita
North America
0.1951 units per person
in 2025
Viet Nam
0.6117 units per person
in 2025
North America rank
40th
Viet Nam rank
41st
Rural population, per capita over time
- North America
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 0.6117 units per person against 0.1951 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.4166 units per person.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 3.1 times North America's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 40th and Viet Nam ranks 41st of 45 groups.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2803 units per person | 0.8235 units per person | 0.5432 units per person | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 0.2618 units per person | 0.798 units per person | 0.5361 units per person | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 0.2551 units per person | 0.8091 units per person | 0.554 units per person | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 0.2295 units per person | 0.7871 units per person | 0.5576 units per person | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 0.2001 units per person | 0.7291 units per person | 0.529 units per person | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 0.1939 units per person | 0.6773 units per person | 0.4833 units per person | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 0.1968 units per person | 0.6246 units per person | 0.4279 units per person | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, North America or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 0.6117 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 Viet Nam?
- 0.4166 units per person, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Viet Nam?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do North America and Viet Nam rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- North America ranks 40th and Viet Nam ranks 41st 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.