Sierra Leone vs Zambia: Rural population, per capita
Sierra Leone
0.5407 units per person
in 2025
Zambia
0.5408 units per person
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
59th
Zambia rank
58th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Sierra Leone
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.5408 units per person against 0.5407 units per person in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 59th and Zambia ranks 58th of 216 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7978 units per person | 0.7729 units per person | 0.0249 units per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.7267 units per person | 0.642 units per person | 0.0846 units per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.6815 units per person | 0.6027 units per person | 0.0788 units per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.656 units per person | 0.6181 units per person | 0.038 units per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.6322 units per person | 0.627 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.594 units per person | 0.5825 units per person | 0.0115 units per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.5545 units per person | 0.5515 units per person | 0.003 units per person | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Sierra Leone or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.5408 units per person against 0.5407 units per person in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Sierra Leone and Zambia?
- 0.0001 units per person, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zambia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and Zambia rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 59th and Zambia ranks 58th 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.