Brunei Darussalam vs Costa Rica: Rural population, male

Brunei Darussalam
11.7%
in 2015
Costa Rica
12.3%
in 2015
Brunei Darussalam rank
147th
Costa Rica rank
145th

Rural population, male over time

  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Costa Rica
0102030198019972015

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 12.3% against 11.7% in Brunei Darussalam, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Brunei Darussalam's.

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

Brunei Darussalam ranks 147th and Costa Rica ranks 145th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Darussalam Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1980s 20.7% 29.3% 8.6% Costa Rica
1990s 17.4% 25.1% 7.7% Costa Rica
2000s 14.2% 19.7% 5.5% Costa Rica
2010s 12.1% 13.6% 1.5% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, male, Brunei Darussalam or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 12.3% against 11.7% in Brunei Darussalam as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, male between Brunei Darussalam and Costa Rica?
0.6%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and Costa Rica?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Brunei Darussalam and Costa Rica rank globally for rural population, male?
Brunei Darussalam ranks 147th and Costa Rica ranks 145th 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.