What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Switzerland and United Arab Emirates?

0.0023 units per person, with Switzerland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United Arab Emirates?

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.

Switzerland vs United Arab Emirates: Rural population, per capita

Switzerland

0.1427 units per person

in 2025

United Arab Emirates

0.1404 units per person

in 2025

Switzerland rank

172nd

United Arab Emirates rank

173rd

Rural population, per capita over time

Switzerland
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.1427 units per person against 0.1404 units per person in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0023 units per person.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Switzerland ranks 172nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 173rd of 216 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Switzerland	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.4598 units per person	0.2273 units per person	0.2325 units per person	Switzerland
1970s	0.4081 units per person	0.1717 units per person	0.2364 units per person	Switzerland
1980s	0.3551 units per person	0.2024 units per person	0.1528 units per person	Switzerland
1990s	0.2888 units per person	0.2153 units per person	0.0736 units per person	Switzerland
2000s	0.2653 units per person	0.1847 units per person	0.0806 units per person	Switzerland
2010s	0.2399 units per person	0.1578 units per person	0.0821 units per person	Switzerland
2020s	0.1536 units per person	0.1441 units per person	0.0095 units per person	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per capita, Switzerland or United Arab Emirates?: Switzerland, at 0.1427 units per person against 0.1404 units per person in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Switzerland and United Arab Emirates?: 0.0023 units per person, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United Arab Emirates?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Switzerland and United Arab Emirates rank globally for rural population, per capita?: Switzerland ranks 172nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 173rd 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: 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.