Equatorial Guinea vs Somalia: Rural population, male

Equatorial Guinea
30.2%
in 2015
Somalia
29.9%
in 2015
Equatorial Guinea rank
50th
Somalia rank
52nd

Rural population, male over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Somalia
010203040198019972015

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 30.2% against 29.9% in Somalia, a difference of 0.3%.

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

Equatorial Guinea ranks 50th and Somalia ranks 52nd of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Somalia Difference Ahead
1980s 34.8% 35.6% 0.8% Somalia
1990s 31.6% 34.2% 2.6% Somalia
2000s 30.7% 32.4% 1.8% Somalia
2010s 30.4% 30.4% 0.1% Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, male, Equatorial Guinea or Somalia?
Equatorial Guinea, at 30.2% against 29.9% in Somalia as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, male between Equatorial Guinea and Somalia?
0.3%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Somalia?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Somalia rank globally for rural population, male?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 50th and Somalia ranks 52nd 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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About this data

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.