What is the difference in rural population, per unit of gdp between Rwanda and Somalia?

0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Somalia?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Rwanda vs Somalia: Rural population, per unit of GDP

Rwanda

0.0006 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Somalia

0.0007 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Rwanda rank

17th

Somalia rank

14th

Rural population, per unit of GDP over time

Rwanda
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 17th and Somalia ranks 14th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Rwanda	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0237 units per US$ of GDP	0.011 units per US$ of GDP	0.0126 units per US$ of GDP	Rwanda
1970s	0.0111 units per US$ of GDP	0.0063 units per US$ of GDP	0.0048 units per US$ of GDP	Rwanda
1980s	0.0034 units per US$ of GDP	0.0056 units per US$ of GDP	0.0022 units per US$ of GDP	Somalia
1990s	0.0041 units per US$ of GDP	0.0037 units per US$ of GDP	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	Rwanda
2000s	0.0027 units per US$ of GDP	0.0019 units per US$ of GDP	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	Rwanda
2010s	0.0012 units per US$ of GDP	0.0015 units per US$ of GDP	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	Somalia
2020s	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per unit of gdp, Rwanda or Somalia?: Somalia, at 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP in Rwanda as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population, per unit of gdp between Rwanda and Somalia?: 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Somalia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Rwanda and Somalia rank globally for rural population, per unit of gdp?: Rwanda ranks 17th and Somalia ranks 14th 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.