Pacific island small states vs Vanuatu: Rural population, per capita
Pacific island small states
0.5912 units per person
in 2025
Vanuatu
0.7768 units per person
in 2025
Pacific island small states rank
8th
Vanuatu rank
9th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Pacific island small states
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 0.7768 units per person against 0.5912 units per person in Pacific island small states, a difference of 0.1856 units per person.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.3 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.
Pacific island small states ranks 8th and Vanuatu ranks 9th of 45 groups.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pacific island small states | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.769 units per person | 0.9072 units per person | 0.1382 units per person | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 0.7251 units per person | 0.8732 units per person | 0.1481 units per person | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 0.7039 units per person | 0.8335 units per person | 0.1296 units per person | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 0.6709 units per person | 0.7991 units per person | 0.1282 units per person | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 0.6448 units per person | 0.7709 units per person | 0.1261 units per person | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 0.6186 units per person | 0.7537 units per person | 0.1351 units per person | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 0.5988 units per person | 0.777 units per person | 0.1782 units per person | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Pacific island small states or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 0.7768 units per person against 0.5912 units per person in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Pacific island small states and Vanuatu?
- 0.1856 units per person, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and Vanuatu?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Pacific island small states and Vanuatu rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Pacific island small states ranks 8th and Vanuatu ranks 9th 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.