Niger vs South Sudan: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Niger
0.1837 people per person
in 2025
South Sudan
0.2168 people per person
in 2025
Niger rank
211th
South Sudan rank
209th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time
- Niger
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 0.2168 people per person against 0.1837 people per person in Niger, a difference of 0.0331 people per person.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Sudan ahead.
Niger ranks 211th and South Sudan ranks 209th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 3 and South Sudan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.068 people per person | 0.0858 people per person | 0.0178 people per person | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 0.1151 people per person | 0.085 people per person | 0.03 people per person | Niger |
| 1980s | 0.1465 people per person | 0.0951 people per person | 0.0514 people per person | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.1575 people per person | 0.1448 people per person | 0.0127 people per person | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.1625 people per person | 0.1673 people per person | 0.0047 people per person | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.1638 people per person | 0.1869 people per person | 0.0231 people per person | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.1765 people per person | 0.2093 people per person | 0.0328 people per person | South Sudan |
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, Niger or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 0.2168 people per person against 0.1837 people per person in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Niger and South Sudan?
- 0.0331 people per person, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and South Sudan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Niger and South Sudan rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Niger ranks 211th and South Sudan ranks 209th 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.