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

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

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

0.1%, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.

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

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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Rural population, male

Benin

27.7%

in 2015

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

27.8%

in 2015

Benin rank

65th

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

64th

Rural population, male over time

Benin
Congo, Democratic Republic of the

How they compare

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

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

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

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, male, Benin or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 27.8% against 27.7% in Benin as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, male between Benin and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: 0.1%, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Benin and Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank globally for rural population, male?: Benin ranks 65th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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: 04 September 2026

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