Which has higher rural population, male, Ecuador or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 18.9% against 18.5% in Ecuador as of 2015.

What is the difference in rural population, male between Ecuador and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?

0.4%, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Korea, Democratic People's 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.

Ecuador vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Rural population, male

Ecuador

18.5%

in 2015

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

18.9%

in 2015

Ecuador rank

110th

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank

108th

Rural population, male over time

Ecuador
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 18.9% against 18.5% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.4%.

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

Ecuador ranks 110th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 108th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1980s	26.2%	20.3%	5.9%	Ecuador
1990s	22.5%	19.8%	2.7%	Ecuador
2000s	20.1%	19.4%	0.7%	Ecuador
2010s	18.8%	19.0%	0.3%	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, male, Ecuador or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 18.9% against 18.5% in Ecuador as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, male between Ecuador and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: 0.4%, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Ecuador and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for rural population, male?: Ecuador ranks 110th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 108th 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.