Congo vs Equatorial Guinea: Rural population growth

Congo
1.7%
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea
1.6%
in 2025
Congo rank
28th
Equatorial Guinea rank
31st

Rural population growth over time

  • Congo
  • Equatorial Guinea
-505196119932025

How they compare

Congo currently reports 1.7% against 1.6% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Congo ahead.

Globally, Congo ranks 28th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 31st of 207 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population growth (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
256 places, 16,517 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.