Cyprus vs Equatorial Guinea: Rural population

Cyprus
456,529
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea
550,978
in 2025
Cyprus rank
152nd
Equatorial Guinea rank
150th

Rural population over time

  • Cyprus
  • Equatorial Guinea
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 550,978 against 456,529 in Cyprus, a difference of 94,449.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 152nd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 150th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 2 and Equatorial Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 381,586 218,525 163,061 Cyprus
1970s 339,489 217,312 122,177 Cyprus
1980s 256,879 266,326 9,447 Equatorial Guinea
1990s 273,319 349,246 75,928 Equatorial Guinea
2000s 324,904 520,406 195,502 Equatorial Guinea
2010s 397,953 500,263 102,310 Equatorial Guinea
2020s 445,584 529,349 83,765 Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Cyprus or Equatorial Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea, at 550,978 against 456,529 in Cyprus as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Cyprus and Equatorial Guinea?
94,449, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Equatorial Guinea?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Cyprus and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for rural population?
Cyprus ranks 152nd 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.