Uganda vs World: Rural population, per capita
Uganda
0.6806 units per person
in 2025
World
0.4217 units per person
in 2025
Uganda rank
26th
World rank
27th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Uganda
- World
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.6806 units per person against 0.4217 units per person in World, a difference of 0.2589 units per person.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.6 times World's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Uganda ranks 26th and World ranks 27th of 217 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9472 units per person | 0.6481 units per person | 0.2991 units per person | Uganda |
| 1970s | 0.936 units per person | 0.6237 units per person | 0.3123 units per person | Uganda |
| 1980s | 0.9201 units per person | 0.5886 units per person | 0.3315 units per person | Uganda |
| 1990s | 0.8938 units per person | 0.5563 units per person | 0.3375 units per person | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0.8606 units per person | 0.5089 units per person | 0.3517 units per person | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.7608 units per person | 0.459 units per person | 0.3018 units per person | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.6975 units per person | 0.4283 units per person | 0.2692 units per person | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Uganda or World?
- Uganda, at 0.6806 units per person against 0.4217 units per person in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Uganda and World?
- 0.2589 units per person, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Uganda and World rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Uganda ranks 26th and World ranks 27th 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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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.