Bhutan vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Rural population, male

Bhutan
32.5%
in 2015
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
10.4%
in 2015
Bhutan rank
42nd
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
41st

Rural population, male over time

  • Bhutan
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 32.5% against 10.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 22.1%.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 3.1 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

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

Bhutan ranks 42nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 45.9% 17.8% 28.1% Bhutan
1990s 41.9% 14.7% 27.2% Bhutan
2000s 37.3% 12.4% 25.0% Bhutan
2010s 33.5% 10.8% 22.7% Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, male, Bhutan or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Bhutan, at 32.5% against 10.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, male between Bhutan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
22.1%, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Bhutan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for rural population, male?
Bhutan ranks 42nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 41st 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.