Bhutan vs Eswatini: Share of population living in rural areas
Bhutan
69.5%
in 2020
Eswatini
76.5%
in 2020
Bhutan rank
14th
Eswatini rank
11th
Share of population living in rural areas over time
- Bhutan
- Eswatini
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 76.5% against 69.5% in Bhutan, a difference of 7.0%.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Eswatini ahead.
Bhutan ranks 14th and Eswatini ranks 11th of 236 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 88.4% | 89.1% | 0.7% | Eswatini |
| 1960s | 84.6% | 87.2% | 2.5% | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 79.2% | 84.7% | 5.5% | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 75.6% | 80.2% | 4.6% | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 72.6% | 73.5% | 0.9% | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 70.1% | 70.4% | 0.3% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 72.3% | 4.6% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 69.5% | 76.5% | 7.0% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in rural areas, Bhutan or Eswatini?
- Eswatini, at 76.5% against 69.5% in Bhutan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population living in rural areas between Bhutan and Eswatini?
- 7.0%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Eswatini?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Bhutan and Eswatini rank globally for share of population living in rural areas?
- Bhutan ranks 14th and Eswatini ranks 11th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by 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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About this data
Estimated share of the population living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.