Central African Republic vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

Central African Republic
0.4455 people per person
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.4511 people per person
in 2025
Central African Republic rank
164th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
162nd

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.4511 people per person against 0.4455 people per person in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.0056 people per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 164th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 162nd of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 5 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2304 people per person 0.2296 people per person 0.0007 people per person Central African Republic
1970s 0.3286 people per person 0.2524 people per person 0.0762 people per person Central African Republic
1980s 0.3661 people per person 0.283 people per person 0.0831 people per person Central African Republic
1990s 0.3744 people per person 0.3227 people per person 0.0517 people per person Central African Republic
2000s 0.3804 people per person 0.3707 people per person 0.0096 people per person Central African Republic
2010s 0.3996 people per person 0.4114 people per person 0.0118 people per person Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 0.4347 people per person 0.4419 people per person 0.0072 people per person Democratic Republic of Congo

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, Central African Republic or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.4511 people per person against 0.4455 people per person in Central African Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo?
0.0056 people per person, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
Central African Republic ranks 164th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 162nd 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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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 14,160 data points, 1960–2025
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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.