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