Rural population share

Name: Rural population share — WorldScore
Creator: World Bank
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Tier A· OfficialDescriptive

Share of the population living in rural areas. Descriptive — rural or urban is not better or worse.

100 = fully rural, 0 = fully urban — descriptive, not better or worse

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Rural population as a share of the total — World Bank indicator SP.RUR.TOTL.ZS (the complement of urbanization, which we also show). Descriptive: neither rural nor urban is better or worse. The value is already a 0–100 percentage, so we native_rescale 0–100. Neutral colour; off the radar. Most recent year per country.

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100No datadescriptive — not better/worse

100 = fully rural, 0 = fully urban — descriptive, not better or worse

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215 countries with data. Rank 1 = best. Click a column to sort; click a country for its full provenance.

Continent

Rank ↑	Country	Score	Raw value
1st	LiechtensteinLIE	85.3785	85.3701 % rural
2nd	Papua New GuineaPNG	84.2284	84.2203 % rural
3rd	SamoaWSM	82.4982	82.4936 % rural
4th	MalawiMWI	82.4182	82.405 % rural
5th	NigerNER	81.6382	81.6259 % rural
6th	Sri LankaLKA	79.5580	79.5499 % rural
7th	TongaTON	78.8479	78.8439 % rural
8th	South SudanSSD	78.3278	78.3156 % rural
9th	VanuatuVUT	77.6878	77.678 % rural
10th	MicronesiaFSM	77.5278	77.5191 % rural
11th	EthiopiaETH	75.8976	75.8903 % rural
12th	Antigua and BarbudaATG	75.6776	75.6665 % rural
13th	BurundiBDI	74.3174	74.313 % rural
14th	AfghanistanAFG	74.0674	74.0598 % rural
15th	TajikistanTJK	73.8474	73.8352 % rural
16th	GuyanaGUY	73.5174	73.5086 % rural
17th	EswatiniSWZ	73.2873	73.2786 % rural
18th	ChadTCD	72.4372	72.4341 % rural
19th	Timor-LesteTLS	71.2171	71.2136 % rural
20th	Burkina FasoBFA	71.0871	71.0774 % rural
21st	Saint LuciaLCA	70.971	70.9034 % rural
22nd	MyanmarMMR	69.4269	69.4163 % rural
23rd	RwandaRWA	69.0969	69.0866 % rural
24th	Solomon IslandsSLB	68.6969	68.6907 % rural
25th	Saint Kitts and NevisKNA	68.168	68.1012 % rural
26th	UgandaUGA	68.0668	68.06 % rural
27th	KenyaKEN	67.7968	67.7879 % rural
27th	MaliMLI	67.7968	67.7873 % rural
29th	MadagascarMDG	67.167	67.0983 % rural
30th	BangladeshBGD	66.7667	66.7604 % rural
31st	ComorosCOM	66.0666	66.0585 % rural
32nd	EritreaERI	65.4665	65.4595 % rural
33rd	KyrgyzstanKGZ	65.2565	65.2536 % rural
34th	SudanSDN	65.0765	65.0651 % rural
35th	IndiaIND	64.3164	64.3108 % rural
36th	GrenadaGRD	63.3363	63.3292 % rural
37th	TanzaniaTZA	63.1263	63.1167 % rural
38th	YemenYEM	62.9763	62.9663 % rural
39th	MozambiqueMOZ	62.7963	62.7922 % rural
40th	GuineaGIN	61.4861	61.4835 % rural
41st	VietnamVNM	61.1761	61.1701 % rural
42nd	MauritiusMUS	60.9661	60.963 % rural
43rd	PakistanPAK	60.4760	60.4744 % rural
44th	Faroe IslandsFRO	60.3660	60.3567 % rural
45th	LaosLAO	59.6960	59.687 % rural
46th	ZimbabweZWE	59.560	59.5049 % rural
47th	CambodiaKHM	58.8959	58.8944 % rural
48th	BelizeBLZ	58.4458	58.4379 % rural
49th	MaldivesMDV	57.4957	57.4938 % rural
50th	EgyptEGY	57.157	57.0957 % rural
51st	BhutanBTN	56.5757	56.5698 % rural
52nd	MoldovaMDA	56.2756	56.2664 % rural
53rd	TogoTGO	55.6156	55.605 % rural
54th	Central African RepublicCAF	55.4555	55.4468 % rural
55th	LesothoLSO	55.3355	55.3304 % rural
56th	DR CongoCOD	54.8955	54.8864 % rural
57th	SeychellesSYC	54.5255	54.5172 % rural
58th	ZambiaZMB	54.0854	54.0828 % rural
59th	Sierra LeoneSLE	54.0754	54.0732 % rural
60th	Guinea-BissauGNB	53.3553	53.349 % rural
61st	TurkmenistanTKM	52.8953	52.8946 % rural
62nd	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT	52.0252	52.019 % rural
63rd	NamibiaNAM	49.1349	49.1333 % rural
64th	UzbekistanUZB	48.9849	48.9827 % rural
65th	Isle of ManIMN	47.8648	47.8642 % rural
66th	RomaniaROU	47.8348	47.8271 % rural
67th	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH	47.3147	47.3085 % rural
68th	SlovakiaSVK	46.8147	46.806 % rural
69th	BeninBEN	46.6447	46.638 % rural
70th	Trinidad and TobagoTTO	46.0346	46.0304 % rural
71st	Ivory CoastCIV	45.4545	45.451 % rural
72nd	SomaliaSOM	44.8645	44.8601 % rural
73rd	HaitiHTI	44.3944	44.3851 % rural
74th	CameroonCMR	44.3344	44.3308 % rural
75th	PhilippinesPHL	44.2344	44.2267 % rural
75th	SenegalSEN	44.2344	44.2328 % rural
77th	SloveniaSVN	44.0144	44.0093 % rural
78th	LiberiaLBR	43.9244	43.918 % rural
79th	GuatemalaGTM	43.744	43.7028 % rural
80th	British Virgin IslandsVGB	42.643	42.6048 % rural
81st	CroatiaHRV	42.1942	42.1855 % rural
82nd	AzerbaijanAZE	41.3641	41.3629 % rural
83rd	AlbaniaALB	41.1341	41.1285 % rural
84th	GhanaGHA	41.0841	41.0753 % rural
85th	HondurasHND	40.7541	40.7483 % rural
86th	IndonesiaIDN	40.6141	40.6071 % rural
87th	JamaicaJAM	40.5741	40.5746 % rural
88th	NicaraguaNIC	40.5641	40.5564 % rural
89th	FijiFJI	40.4640	40.4555 % rural
90th	BarbadosBRB	40.340	40.3004 % rural
91st	PolandPOL	39.9140	39.9147 % rural
92nd	GeorgiaGEO	38.8239	38.8219 % rural
93rd	MauritaniaMRT	38.5139	38.5112 % rural
94th	PortugalPRT	38.539	38.5047 % rural
95th	ArubaABW	38.2538	38.2515 % rural
96th	French PolynesiaPYF	38.2438	38.2416 % rural
97th	KazakhstanKAZ	37.6138	37.6144 % rural
98th	SerbiaSRB	37.3637	37.362 % rural
99th	ThailandTHA	37.237	37.2007 % rural
100th	North MacedoniaMKD	37.1137	37.109 % rural
101st	MoroccoMAR	36.8737	36.8721 % rural
102nd	EcuadorECU	36.6137	36.6082 % rural
102nd	KiribatiKIR	36.6137	36.6149 % rural
104th	NigeriaNGA	36.2236	36.2246 % rural
105th	South AfricaZAF	36.1836	36.1846 % rural
106th	CongoCOG	35.8836	35.8763 % rural
107th	North KoreaPRK	35.8136	35.8102 % rural
108th	IrelandIRL	35.4135	35.4124 % rural
109th	GambiaGMB	35.0135	35.0115 % rural
110th	TuvaluTUV	34.5535	34.5519 % rural
111th	MontenegroMNE	34.3934	34.3915 % rural
112th	SurinameSUR	34.2134	34.2113 % rural
113th	ArmeniaARM	34.0734	34.0713 % rural
114th	PanamaPAN	33.8534	33.8499 % rural
115th	ChinaCHN	33.6634	33.657 % rural
116th	CyprusCYP	33.333	33.305 % rural
117th	NepalNPL	3333	33.0006 % rural
118th	BotswanaBWA	32.0432	32.044 % rural
119th	New CaledoniaNCL	31.8332	31.8282 % rural
120th	LatviaLVA	31.3731	31.3674 % rural
121st	LithuaniaLTU	30.9231	30.9184 % rural
122nd	São Tomé and PríncipeSTP	30.8331	30.8278 % rural
123rd	UkraineUKR	30.430	30.4045 % rural
124th	ItalyITA	30.3230	30.3191 % rural
125th	AustriaAUT	30.2830	30.2848 % rural
126th	IraqIRQ	30.0630	30.0603 % rural
127th	ParaguayPRY	29.6130	29.6102 % rural
128th	HungaryHUN	29.3129	29.3063 % rural
129th	TunisiaTUN	29.329	29.2971 % rural
130th	EstoniaEST	29.2829	29.2791 % rural
131st	MongoliaMNG	28.8529	28.8549 % rural
132nd	AngolaAGO	28.5429	28.5384 % rural
133rd	BoliviaBOL	28.4428	28.4369 % rural
134th	Equatorial GuineaGNQ	28.4228	28.4239 % rural
135th	SyriaSYR	27.9228	27.9164 % rural
136th	Dominican RepublicDOM	27.4827	27.4823 % rural
137th	CzechiaCZE	27.1227	27.1246 % rural
138th	DjiboutiDJI	27.0227	27.0241 % rural
139th	DominicaDMA	26.0126	26.0138 % rural
140th	BulgariaBGR	25.8326	25.8272 % rural
141st	FinlandFIN	25.4825	25.4752 % rural
142nd	BruneiBRN	24.9925	24.989 % rural
143rd	RussiaRUS	24.7525	24.7493 % rural
144th	El SalvadorSLV	24.4824	24.4763 % rural
145th	AlgeriaDZA	24.1824	24.1813 % rural
146th	CubaCUB	22.7723	22.7729 % rural
147th	IranIRN	22.6223	22.6238 % rural
148th	MalaysiaMYS	22.6123	22.6051 % rural
149th	Cape VerdeCPV	22.3722	22.3699 % rural
150th	ColombiaCOL	21.2221	21.2172 % rural
151st	FranceFRA	21.1621	21.155 % rural
152nd	Marshall IslandsMHL	20.8921	20.8945 % rural
153rd	GreeceGRC	20.7821	20.7754 % rural
154th	PalauPLW	20.7221	20.7164 % rural
155th	OmanOMN	20.5221	20.5219 % rural
156th	BelarusBLR	20.5121	20.5054 % rural
157th	Costa RicaCRI	20.2720	20.2732 % rural
158th	MexicoMEX	19.9620	19.9591 % rural
159th	United StatesUSA	19.8120	19.8078 % rural
160th	American SamoaASM	19.4919	19.4876 % rural
160th	SpainESP	19.4919	19.4851 % rural
162nd	South KoreaKOR	18.8319	18.826 % rural
163rd	BahamasBHS	18.6719	18.6691 % rural
164th	GermanyDEU	17.8618	17.8618 % rural
165th	CanadaCAN	17.1217	17.1243 % rural
166th	United KingdomGBR	16.6817	16.6764 % rural
167th	NorwayNOR	16.4316	16.4294 % rural
168th	New ZealandNZL	1616	16.0021 % rural
169th	Saudi ArabiaSAU	15.3915	15.3877 % rural
170th	PeruPER	14.414	14.4037 % rural
171st	SwitzerlandCHE	14.2714	14.2728 % rural
172nd	United Arab EmiratesARE	14.0414	14.0382 % rural
173rd	PalestinePSE	12.6213	12.6181 % rural
174th	BelgiumBEL	12.3312	12.3274 % rural
175th	AustraliaAUS	12.2812	12.2807 % rural
176th	LibyaLBY	12.0912	12.0888 % rural
177th	BrazilBRA	11.8212	11.8227 % rural
178th	GreenlandGRL	11.4311	11.426 % rural
179th	DenmarkDNK	11.1511	11.1542 % rural
180th	AndorraAND	11.0511	11.0507 % rural
181st	SwedenSWE	10.9211	10.9221 % rural
182nd	ChileCHL	10.8211	10.8227 % rural
183rd	VenezuelaVEN	10.6811	10.6781 % rural
184th	TürkiyeTUR	10.5111	10.5059 % rural
185th	LebanonLBN	9.049	9.03977 % rural
186th	CuraçaoCUW	8.539	8.52723 % rural
187th	IsraelISR	8.428	8.42169 % rural
188th	GabonGAB	7.918	7.91233 % rural
189th	Northern Mariana IslandsMNP	7.828	7.82346 % rural
190th	JapanJPN	7.78	7.69986 % rural
191st	ArgentinaARG	7.658	7.64808 % rural
192nd	JordanJOR	6.797	6.79148 % rural
193rd	GuamGUM	5.786	5.78025 % rural
193rd	IcelandISL	5.786	5.78207 % rural
195th	Puerto RicoPRI	5.666	5.65952 % rural
196th	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA	5.66	5.60405 % rural
197th	LuxembourgLUX	5.125	5.11583 % rural
198th	United States Virgin IslandsVIR	4.615	4.61142 % rural
199th	UruguayURY	4.354	4.34628 % rural
200th	MaltaMLT	4.324	4.31941 % rural
201st	NetherlandsNLD	4.064	4.06141 % rural
202nd	San MarinoSMR	2.813	2.81297 % rural
203rd	QatarQAT	0.641	0.640657 % rural
204th	BahrainBHR	00	0 % rural
204th	BermudaBMU	00	0 % rural
204th	Cayman IslandsCYM	00	0 % rural
204th	GibraltarGIB	00	0 % rural
204th	Hong KongHKG	00	0 % rural
204th	KuwaitKWT	00	0 % rural
204th	MacauMAC	00	0 % rural
204th	MonacoMCO	00	0 % rural
204th	NauruNRU	00	0 % rural
204th	Saint MartinMAF	00	0 % rural
204th	SingaporeSGP	00	0 % rural
204th	Sint MaartenSXM	00	0 % rural

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