Which has higher rural population, male, Bangladesh or Latin America & Caribbean?

Bangladesh, at 32.6% against 10.4% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2015.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Latin America & Caribbean?

8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as Rural population, male (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Latin America & Caribbean: Rural population, male

Bangladesh

32.6%

in 2015

Latin America & Caribbean

10.4%

in 2015

Bangladesh rank

41st

Latin America & Caribbean rank

43rd

Rural population, male over time

Bangladesh
Latin America & Caribbean

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 32.6% against 10.4% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 22.2%.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 3.1 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 41st and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 43rd of 193 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Latin America & Caribbean	Difference	Ahead
1980s	43.2%	17.6%	25.6%	Bangladesh
1990s	40.7%	14.6%	26.1%	Bangladesh
2000s	38.0%	12.3%	25.7%	Bangladesh
2010s	33.7%	10.7%	22.9%	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, male, Bangladesh or Latin America & Caribbean?: Bangladesh, at 32.6% against 10.4% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, male between Bangladesh and Latin America & Caribbean?: 22.2%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Latin America & Caribbean?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Bangladesh and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for rural population, male?: Bangladesh ranks 41st and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 43rd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as Rural population, male (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rural population, male (% of total)
Unit: % of total
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 1,928 data points, 1980–2015
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Male rural population is the percentage males who live in rural areas to total population.