What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Rwanda and Uganda?

0.0103 units per person, with Rwanda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Uganda?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Rwanda vs Uganda: Rural population, per capita

Rwanda

0.6909 units per person

in 2025

Uganda

0.6806 units per person

in 2025

Rwanda rank

23rd

Uganda rank

26th

Rural population, per capita over time

Rwanda
Uganda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.6909 units per person against 0.6806 units per person in Uganda, a difference of 0.0103 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 23rd and Uganda ranks 26th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 6 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Rwanda	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.9714 units per person	0.9472 units per person	0.0241 units per person	Rwanda
1970s	0.9596 units per person	0.936 units per person	0.0236 units per person	Rwanda
1980s	0.95 units per person	0.9201 units per person	0.0299 units per person	Rwanda
1990s	0.9109 units per person	0.8938 units per person	0.0171 units per person	Rwanda
2000s	0.8324 units per person	0.8606 units per person	0.0281 units per person	Uganda
2010s	0.8125 units per person	0.7608 units per person	0.0518 units per person	Rwanda
2020s	0.7199 units per person	0.6975 units per person	0.0225 units per person	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per capita, Rwanda or Uganda?: Rwanda, at 0.6909 units per person against 0.6806 units per person in Uganda as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Rwanda and Uganda?: 0.0103 units per person, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Uganda?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Rwanda and Uganda rank globally for rural population, per capita?: Rwanda ranks 23rd and Uganda ranks 26th of 217 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: 18 August 2026

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.