Sub-Saharan Africa vs Vanuatu: Rural population, per capita
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.5534 units per person
in 2025
Vanuatu
0.7768 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
11th
Vanuatu rank
9th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 0.7768 units per person against 0.5534 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.2234 units per person.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th and Vanuatu ranks 9th of 45 groups.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8389 units per person | 0.9072 units per person | 0.0684 units per person | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 0.793 units per person | 0.8732 units per person | 0.0802 units per person | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 0.7446 units per person | 0.8335 units per person | 0.0889 units per person | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 0.6963 units per person | 0.7991 units per person | 0.1029 units per person | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 0.6513 units per person | 0.7709 units per person | 0.1196 units per person | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 0.604 units per person | 0.7537 units per person | 0.1497 units per person | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 0.566 units per person | 0.777 units per person | 0.211 units per person | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Sub-Saharan Africa or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 0.7768 units per person against 0.5534 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Sub-Saharan Africa and Vanuatu?
- 0.2234 units per person, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Vanuatu?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Vanuatu rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th and Vanuatu ranks 9th of 45 groups.
- 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.