North America vs Yemen: Rural population, per capita
North America
0.1951 units per person
in 2025
Yemen
0.6297 units per person
in 2025
North America rank
40th
Yemen rank
38th
Rural population, per capita over time
- North America
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.6297 units per person against 0.1951 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.4346 units per person.
That makes Yemen's figure about 3.2 times North America's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 40th and Yemen ranks 38th of 45 groups.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2803 units per person | 0.9557 units per person | 0.6754 units per person | Yemen |
| 1970s | 0.2618 units per person | 0.9147 units per person | 0.6529 units per person | Yemen |
| 1980s | 0.2551 units per person | 0.8413 units per person | 0.5862 units per person | Yemen |
| 1990s | 0.2295 units per person | 0.7666 units per person | 0.5371 units per person | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.2001 units per person | 0.7143 units per person | 0.5142 units per person | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.1939 units per person | 0.6759 units per person | 0.482 units per person | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.1968 units per person | 0.6358 units per person | 0.4391 units per person | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, North America or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.6297 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 Yemen?
- 0.4346 units per person, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Yemen?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do North America and Yemen rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- North America ranks 40th and Yemen ranks 38th 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.