South Sudan vs Tonga: Rural population, per capita
South Sudan
0.7832 units per person
in 2025
Tonga
0.7884 units per person
in 2025
South Sudan rank
8th
Tonga rank
7th
Rural population, per capita over time
- South Sudan
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 0.7884 units per person against 0.7832 units per person in South Sudan, a difference of 0.0052 units per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Sudan ahead.
South Sudan ranks 8th and Tonga ranks 7th of 216 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Sudan | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9142 units per person | 0.8044 units per person | 0.1097 units per person | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 0.915 units per person | 0.797 units per person | 0.118 units per person | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 0.9049 units per person | 0.787 units per person | 0.1179 units per person | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 0.8552 units per person | 0.773 units per person | 0.0823 units per person | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 0.8327 units per person | 0.7684 units per person | 0.0643 units per person | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.813 units per person | 0.7685 units per person | 0.0445 units per person | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.7907 units per person | 0.7871 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, South Sudan or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 0.7884 units per person against 0.7832 units per person in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between South Sudan and Tonga?
- 0.0052 units per person, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Tonga?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do South Sudan and Tonga rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- South Sudan ranks 8th and Tonga ranks 7th 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.