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Rural

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data100 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
49.1%
Median: 47.7%
Countries Covered
100
with available data
Highest
Andorra
100.0%
Lowest
North Korea
1.2%
Top 5 Countries
1Andorra100.0%
2Switzerland99.4%
3United Arab Emirates98.5%
4Netherlands97.5%
5Austria96.3%
By Region
Europe82.8%(16 countries)
North America81.6%(1 countries)
South America59.2%(1 countries)
Asia51.7%(13 countries)
Other40.9%(63 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1.2%)High (100.0%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 49.1%)

Europe (16)
North America (1)
South America (1)
Asia (13)
Other (63)
Africa (6)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Andorra100.0%
2Switzerland99.4%
3United Arab Emirates98.5%
4Netherlands97.5%
5Austria96.3%
6Kyrgyzstan95.1%
7Israel94.6%
8Lithuania93.1%
9Sweden91.6%
10United Kingdom91.6%
11Germany91.3%
12Luxembourg89.0%
13Portugal88.3%
14Jamaica87.8%
15Hungary87.6%
16Uzbekistan86.3%
17Czech Republic82.1%
18Canada81.6%
19Türkiye81.4%
20Italy77.3%
21Slovakia76.2%
22Lao People's Democratic Republic72.7%
23Honduras72.4%
24Paraguay71.1%
25Ireland71.0%
26Philippines69.9%
27Azerbaijan68.5%
28Eswatini67.5%
29India66.9%
30Myanmar64.3%
31Rwanda64.3%
32Bulgaria62.9%
33Cuba59.8%
34Ecuador59.2%
35Tajikistan58.7%
36El Salvador58.3%
37Fiji57.2%
38Tunisia56.9%
39Algeria56.0%
40Nepal55.6%
41Bhutan53.6%
42Mongolia52.3%
43Cambodia51.2%
44Jordan51.0%
45Comoros50.8%
46Georgia50.2%
47Belarus50.1%
48Egypt48.5%
49Vietnam48.3%
50Lesotho47.8%
51Iraq47.5%
52Malawi47.3%
53Dominican Republic47.0%
54Guyana46.9%
55Tuvalu44.4%
56Samoa44.3%
57Turks and Caicos Islands43.9%
58Bangladesh41.9%
59Pakistan41.3%
60Montenegro40.7%
61Kenya39.3%
62People's Republic of China38.1%
63Costa Rica36.0%
64Tonga34.0%
65Suriname33.9%
66Senegal32.6%
67State of Palestine32.6%
68Sao Tome and Principe32.0%
69Zambia31.3%
70Zimbabwe30.0%
71Serbia29.6%
72Mali29.1%
73Trinidad and Tobago28.3%
74Yemen27.9%
75Nigeria26.6%
76Afghanistan24.7%
77Kiribati23.7%
78Republic of The Gambia22.6%
79Thailand22.0%
80United Republic of Tanzania21.7%
81Burkina Faso21.4%
82Mozambique21.4%
83Cote d'Ivoire21.2%
84Djibouti20.9%
85Ghana20.4%
86Uganda18.8%
87The Republic of North Macedonia18.0%
88Guinea-Bissau16.0%
89Somalia15.5%
90Papua New Guinea14.4%
91Togo11.4%
92Democratic Republic of the Congo11.2%
93Sierra Leone10.8%
94Benin10.7%
95Madagascar10.0%
96Niger6.0%
97Central African Republic5.7%
98Ethiopia4.7%
99Chad4.2%
100North Korea1.2%
Showing 100 of 100 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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