Afghanistan vs Ethiopia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Afghanistan
0.2594 people per person
in 2025
Ethiopia
0.2411 people per person
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
202nd
Ethiopia rank
205th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time
- Afghanistan
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.2594 people per person against 0.2411 people per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0183 people per person.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 202nd and Ethiopia ranks 205th of 215 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0942 people per person | 0.0774 people per person | 0.0168 people per person | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.1343 people per person | 0.0935 people per person | 0.0409 people per person | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.1649 people per person | 0.1137 people per person | 0.0512 people per person | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.178 people per person | 0.1378 people per person | 0.0401 people per person | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.198 people per person | 0.1589 people per person | 0.0391 people per person | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.2405 people per person | 0.1929 people per person | 0.0477 people per person | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.2552 people per person | 0.2288 people per person | 0.0264 people per person | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita, Afghanistan or Ethiopia?
- Afghanistan, at 0.2594 people per person against 0.2411 people per person in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Afghanistan and Ethiopia?
- 0.0183 people per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ethiopia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Ethiopia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 202nd and Ethiopia ranks 205th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.