India vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Rural population, male

India
34.4%
in 2015
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
23.4%
in 2015
India rank
29th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
29th

Rural population, male over time

  • India
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
010203040198019972015

How they compare

India currently reports 34.4% against 23.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 11.0%.

That makes India's figure about 1.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 29th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 29th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1980s 39.4% 29.2% 10.2% India
1990s 38.1% 27.1% 11.0% India
2000s 36.8% 25.7% 11.1% India
2010s 34.9% 23.9% 11.0% India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, male, India or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
India, at 34.4% against 23.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, male between India and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
11.0%, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do India and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for rural population, male?
India ranks 29th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 29th 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.