Peru vs Switzerland: Rural population, per capita
Peru
0.144 units per person
in 2025
Switzerland
0.1427 units per person
in 2025
Peru rank
171st
Switzerland rank
172nd
Rural population, per capita over time
- Peru
- Switzerland
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.144 units per person against 0.1427 units per person in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0013 units per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 171st and Switzerland ranks 172nd of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4876 units per person | 0.4598 units per person | 0.0279 units per person | Peru |
| 1970s | 0.3877 units per person | 0.4081 units per person | 0.0205 units per person | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.3327 units per person | 0.3551 units per person | 0.0224 units per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.2932 units per person | 0.2888 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | Peru |
| 2000s | 0.2532 units per person | 0.2653 units per person | 0.0121 units per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.1965 units per person | 0.2399 units per person | 0.0433 units per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.1543 units per person | 0.1536 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Peru or Switzerland?
- Peru, at 0.144 units per person against 0.1427 units per person in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Peru and Switzerland?
- 0.0013 units per person, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Switzerland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Peru and Switzerland rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Peru ranks 171st and Switzerland ranks 172nd of 216 countries.
- 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.