Kenya vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Rural population, male

Kenya
36.8%
in 2015
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
24.8%
in 2015
Kenya rank
23rd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
24th

Rural population, male over time

  • Kenya
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 36.8% against 24.8% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 12.0%.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

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

Kenya ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 41.8% 30.1% 11.7% Kenya
1990s 41.0% 28.2% 12.8% Kenya
2000s 39.4% 26.9% 12.5% Kenya
2010s 37.4% 25.2% 12.1% Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, male, Kenya or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Kenya, at 36.8% against 24.8% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, male between Kenya and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
12.0%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Kenya and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for rural population, male?
Kenya ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th 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.