Barbados vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Rural population, male

Barbados
34.4%
in 2015
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
23.4%
in 2015
Barbados rank
30th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
29th

Rural population, male over time

  • Barbados
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 34.4% against 23.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 11.0%.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

Barbados ranks 30th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 29th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1980s 30.1% 29.2% 1.0% Barbados
1990s 32.9% 27.1% 5.8% Barbados
2000s 33.5% 25.7% 7.8% Barbados
2010s 34.3% 23.9% 10.4% Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, male, Barbados or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Barbados, at 34.4% against 23.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, male between Barbados and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
11.0%, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Barbados and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for rural population, male?
Barbados ranks 30th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 29th 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

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