Which has higher rural population, male, Equatorial Guinea or Lao People's Democratic Republic?

Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 30.4% against 30.2% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2015.

What is the difference in rural population, male between Equatorial Guinea and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

0.2%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

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.

Equatorial Guinea vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Rural population, male

Equatorial Guinea

30.2%

in 2015

Lao People's Democratic Republic

30.4%

in 2015

Equatorial Guinea rank

50th

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

49th

Rural population, male over time

Equatorial Guinea
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 30.4% against 30.2% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 50th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 49th of 193 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Difference	Ahead
1980s	34.8%	43.2%	8.4%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s	31.6%	41.7%	10.1%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s	30.7%	37.3%	6.7%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	30.4%	31.8%	1.4%	Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, male, Equatorial Guinea or Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 30.4% against 30.2% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, male between Equatorial Guinea and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 0.2%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for rural population, male?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 50th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 49th 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.