How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Portugal?

15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.

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.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Portugal: Share of population living in rural areas

Bolivia, Plurinational State of

28.8%

in 2020

Portugal

29.5%

in 2020

Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank

99th

Portugal rank

96th

Share of population living in rural areas over time

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 29.5% against 28.8% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, a difference of 0.7%.

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

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 99th and Portugal ranks 96th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bolivia, Plurinational State of averaged higher in 7 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1950s	62.4%	37.2%	25.2%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1960s	58.1%	36.2%	21.9%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1970s	52.6%	36.2%	16.4%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1980s	47.1%	33.5%	13.6%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1990s	41.0%	32.4%	8.6%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2000s	34.6%	31.0%	3.7%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2010s	31.5%	29.9%	1.6%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2020s	28.8%	29.5%	0.7%	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population living in rural areas, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or Portugal?: Portugal, at 29.5% against 28.8% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of population living in rural areas between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Portugal?: 0.7%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Portugal?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Portugal rank globally for share of population living in rural areas?: Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 99th and Portugal ranks 96th 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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Indicator: Share of population living in rural areas
Unit: %
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 3,540 data points, 1950–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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.