Nigeria vs South Africa: Rural population (% of total population)
Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.
In , Nigeria's Rural population (% of total population) was 37.02, compared to South Africa's 36.31. That makes Nigeria's value 2.0% higher than South Africa's.
Nigeria
Rank #105 of 217 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 37.02
- Year-over-year
- -2.1%
- 10-year change
- -17.9%
- Peak
- 52.43 (2005)
- Trough
- 37.02 (2024)
South Africa
Rank #107 of 217 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 36.31
- Year-over-year
- -0.3%
- 10-year change
- -1.5%
- Peak
- 40.18 (2005)
- Trough
- 36.31 (2024)
Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.RUR.TOTL.ZS), CC BY 4.0.