Lesotho vs Middle income: Rural population, male

Lesotho
36.7%
in 2015
Middle income
25.6%
in 2015
Lesotho rank
25th
Middle income rank
22nd

Rural population, male over time

  • Lesotho
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 36.7% against 25.6% in Middle income, a difference of 11.1%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.4 times Middle income's.

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

Lesotho ranks 25th and Middle income ranks 22nd of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 42.1% 35.3% 6.8% Lesotho
1990s 41.7% 32.6% 9.1% Lesotho
2000s 39.0% 29.7% 9.2% Lesotho
2010s 37.1% 26.4% 10.7% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, male, Lesotho or Middle income?
Lesotho, at 36.7% against 25.6% in Middle income as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, male between Lesotho and Middle income?
11.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Middle income?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Lesotho and Middle income rank globally for rural population, male?
Lesotho ranks 25th and Middle income ranks 22nd 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.