Bhutan vs Equatorial Guinea: Rural population

Bhutan
450,682
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea
550,978
in 2025
Bhutan rank
153rd
Equatorial Guinea rank
150th

Rural population over time

  • Bhutan
  • Equatorial Guinea
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 550,978 against 450,682 in Bhutan, a difference of 100,296.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 153rd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 150th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and Equatorial Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 251,644 218,525 33,119 Bhutan
1970s 336,458 217,312 119,146 Bhutan
1980s 421,243 266,326 154,917 Bhutan
1990s 434,412 349,246 85,165 Bhutan
2000s 451,651 520,406 68,754 Equatorial Guinea
2010s 467,035 500,263 33,228 Equatorial Guinea
2020s 458,666 529,349 70,683 Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Bhutan or Equatorial Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea, at 550,978 against 450,682 in Bhutan as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Bhutan and Equatorial Guinea?
100,296, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Equatorial Guinea?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for rural population?
Bhutan ranks 153rd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 150th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.