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
0.10.20.30.40.5196019922025

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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Indicator
Rural population, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.