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

Lesotho
36.7%
in 2015
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
24.8%
in 2015
Lesotho rank
25th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
24th

Rural population, male over time

  • Lesotho
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
010203040198019972015

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 36.7% against 24.8% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 11.9%.

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

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

Lesotho ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 42.1% 30.1% 11.9% Lesotho
1990s 41.7% 28.2% 13.5% Lesotho
2000s 39.0% 26.9% 12.1% Lesotho
2010s 37.1% 25.2% 11.9% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, male, Lesotho or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Lesotho, at 36.7% 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 Lesotho and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
11.9%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Lesotho and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for rural population, male?
Lesotho ranks 25th 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.