What is the difference in share of population living in rural areas between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Tunisia?

0.1%, with Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.

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

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 Tunisia: Share of population living in rural areas

Bolivia, Plurinational State of

28.8%

in 2020

Tunisia

28.7%

in 2020

Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank

99th

Tunisia rank

100th

Share of population living in rural areas over time

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Tunisia

How they compare

Bolivia, Plurinational State of currently reports 28.8% against 28.7% in Tunisia, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Bolivia, Plurinational State of has been ahead every year.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 99th and Tunisia ranks 100th of 236 countries.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	62.4%	53.4%	9.0%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1960s	58.1%	50.7%	7.4%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1970s	52.6%	46.4%	6.2%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1980s	47.1%	42.6%	4.5%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1990s	41.0%	38.6%	2.4%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2000s	34.6%	33.8%	0.8%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2010s	31.5%	30.8%	0.7%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2020s	28.8%	28.7%	0.0%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of

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 Tunisia?: Bolivia, Plurinational State of, at 28.8% against 28.7% in Tunisia as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of population living in rural areas between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Tunisia?: 0.1%, with Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Tunisia?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Tunisia rank globally for share of population living in rural areas?: Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 99th and Tunisia ranks 100th 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.