Democratic Republic of Congo vs Guinea-Bissau: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.4511 people per person
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau
0.4665 people per person
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
162nd
Guinea-Bissau rank
159th

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

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.4665 people per person against 0.4511 people per person in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0154 people per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 162nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 159th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Guinea-Bissau in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2296 people per person 0.1426 people per person 0.0871 people per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 0.2524 people per person 0.1568 people per person 0.0956 people per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 0.283 people per person 0.2358 people per person 0.0473 people per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 0.3227 people per person 0.3451 people per person 0.0224 people per person Guinea-Bissau
2000s 0.3707 people per person 0.3824 people per person 0.0117 people per person Guinea-Bissau
2010s 0.4114 people per person 0.4194 people per person 0.008 people per person Guinea-Bissau
2020s 0.4419 people per person 0.4543 people per person 0.0124 people per person Guinea-Bissau

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, Democratic Republic of Congo or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 0.4665 people per person against 0.4511 people per person in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea-Bissau?
0.0154 people per person, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea-Bissau?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 162nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 159th 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.