Guinea-Bissau vs Namibia: Rural population, male

Guinea-Bissau
24.7%
in 2015
Namibia
25.3%
in 2015
Guinea-Bissau rank
75th
Namibia rank
73rd

Rural population, male over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Namibia
010203040198019972015

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 25.3% against 24.7% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.6%.

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

Guinea-Bissau ranks 75th and Namibia ranks 73rd of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Namibia Difference Ahead
1980s 39.5% 35.7% 3.7% Guinea-Bissau
1990s 34.2% 34.3% 0.1% Namibia
2000s 30.0% 31.7% 1.7% Namibia
2010s 25.8% 26.6% 0.8% Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, male, Guinea-Bissau or Namibia?
Namibia, at 25.3% against 24.7% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, male between Guinea-Bissau and Namibia?
0.6%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Namibia?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Namibia rank globally for rural population, male?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 75th and Namibia ranks 73rd 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

Male rural population is the percentage males who live in rural areas to total population.