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

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 27.8% against 27.5% in Maldives as of 2015.

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

0.3%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

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

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.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo

27.8%

in 2015

Maldives

27.5%

in 2015

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

64th

Maldives rank

67th

Rural population, male (% of total) over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Maldives

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 27.8% against 27.5% in Maldives, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Maldives ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 64th and Maldives ranks 67th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
1980s	34.8%	39.0%	4.2%	Maldives
1990s	33.1%	37.3%	4.2%	Maldives
2000s	30.9%	35.2%	4.2%	Maldives
2010s	28.5%	29.0%	0.5%	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, male, Democratic Republic of Congo or Maldives?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 27.8% against 27.5% in Maldives as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, male between Democratic Republic of Congo and Maldives?: 0.3%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Maldives?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Maldives rank globally for rural population, male?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 64th and Maldives ranks 67th 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.