What is the difference in rural population, per unit of gdp between United Kingdom and United States?

0 units per US$ of GDP, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and United States?

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.

United Kingdom vs United States: Rural population, per unit of GDP

United Kingdom

0 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

United States

0 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

United Kingdom rank

178th

United States rank

181st

Rural population, per unit of GDP over time

United Kingdom
United States

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in United States, a difference of 0 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.3 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.

United Kingdom ranks 178th and United States ranks 181st of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	United Kingdom	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	United Kingdom
1970s	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	United Kingdom
1980s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	United Kingdom
1990s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	United Kingdom
2000s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	United Kingdom
2010s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	United Kingdom
2020s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per unit of gdp, United Kingdom or United States?: United Kingdom, at 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population, per unit of gdp between United Kingdom and United States?: 0 units per US$ of GDP, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and United States?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do United Kingdom and United States rank globally for rural population, per unit of gdp?: United Kingdom ranks 178th and United States ranks 181st 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.