Aruba vs Curacao: Share of population living in rural areas

Aruba
4.68
in 2020
Curacao
5.42
in 2020
Aruba rank
224th
Curacao rank
222nd

Share of population living in rural areas over time

  • Aruba
  • Curacao
5101520195019852020

How they compare

Curacao currently reports 5.42 against 4.68 in Aruba, a difference of 0.74.

That makes Curacao's figure about 1.2 times Aruba's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Aruba ahead.

Aruba ranks 224th and Curacao ranks 222nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 2 and Curacao in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Aruba Curacao Difference Ahead
1950s 18.49 17.39 1.1 Aruba
1960s 15.37 15.28 0.0968 Aruba
1970s 14.52 14.9 0.3857 Curacao
1980s 11.45 17.7 6.24 Curacao
1990s 9.14 13.58 4.44 Curacao
2000s 6.31 11.52 5.2 Curacao
2010s 5.25 9.82 4.57 Curacao
2020s 4.68 5.42 0.7404 Curacao

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population living in rural areas, Aruba or Curacao?
Curacao, at 5.42 against 4.68 in Aruba as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of population living in rural areas between Aruba and Curacao?
0.74, with Curacao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Curacao?
15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Aruba and Curacao rank globally for share of population living in rural areas?
Aruba ranks 224th and Curacao ranks 222nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of population living in rural areas
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 3,540 data points, 1950–2020
Last refreshed