What is the difference in rural population, per unit of gdp between Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan?

0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, with South Sudan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan?

8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs South Sudan: Rural population, per unit of GDP

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.0007 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

South Sudan

0.0008 units per US$ of GDP

in 2015

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

13th

South Sudan rank

11th

Rural population, per unit of GDP over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
South Sudan

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 13th and South Sudan ranks 11th of 212 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	0.0014 units per US$ of GDP	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	0.0014 units per US$ of GDP	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per unit of gdp, Democratic Republic of Congo or South Sudan?: South Sudan, at 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, per unit of gdp between Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan?: 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2015.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan rank globally for rural population, per unit of gdp?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 13th and South Sudan ranks 11th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rural population, per unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 260 places, 14,741 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Rural population divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.