Which has higher rural population, male, East Asia & Pacific or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 34.3% against 22.1% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2015.

What is the difference in rural population, male between East Asia & Pacific and Tanzania, United Republic of?

12.2%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Tanzania, United Republic of?

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.

East Asia & Pacific vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Rural population, male

East Asia & Pacific

22.1%

in 2015

Tanzania, United Republic of

34.3%

in 2015

East Asia & Pacific rank

31st

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

33rd

Rural population, male over time

East Asia & Pacific
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 34.3% against 22.1% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 12.2%.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.6 times East Asia & Pacific's.

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

East Asia & Pacific ranks 31st and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 33rd of 47 groups.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1980s	36.0%	41.7%	5.7%	Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s	32.8%	39.8%	7.1%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	28.5%	38.1%	9.6%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	23.3%	35.1%	11.8%	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, male, East Asia & Pacific or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 34.3% against 22.1% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, male between East Asia & Pacific and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 12.2%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for rural population, male?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 31st and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 33rd of 47 groups.
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.