Nigeria vs South Africa: Rural population
Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.
In , Nigeria's Rural population was 86.15M, compared to South Africa's 23.24M. That makes Nigeria's value 270.7% higher than South Africa's.
Nigeria
Rank #7 of 217 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 86.15M
- Year-over-year
- -0.1%
- 10-year change
- +2.8%
- Peak
- 86.20M (2023)
- Trough
- 76.04M (2005)
South Africa
Rank #24 of 217 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 23.24M
- Year-over-year
- +1.0%
- 10-year change
- +13.4%
- Peak
- 23.24M (2024)
- Trough
- 19.52M (2009)
Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.RUR.TOTL), CC BY 4.0.