Which has higher rural population, male, Benin or Democratic Republic of Congo?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 27.8% against 27.7% in Benin as of 2015.

What is the difference in rural population, male between Benin and Democratic Republic of Congo?

0.1%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Democratic Republic of Congo?

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.

Benin vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Rural population, male (% of total)

Benin

27.7%

in 2015

Democratic Republic of Congo

27.8%

in 2015

Benin rank

65th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

64th

Rural population, male (% of total) over time

Benin
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 27.8% against 27.7% in Benin, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 65th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 64th of 193 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
1980s	33.9%	34.8%	0.9%	Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s	31.1%	33.1%	2.0%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	29.8%	30.9%	1.1%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	28.2%	28.5%	0.3%	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, male, Benin or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 27.8% against 27.7% in Benin as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, male between Benin and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 0.1%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Benin and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for rural population, male?: Benin ranks 65th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 64th 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: 30 October 2026

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