Low income vs Samoa: Rural population, male

Low income
34.0%
in 2015
Samoa
41.8%
in 2015
Low income rank
3rd
Samoa rank
5th

Rural population, male over time

  • Low income
  • Samoa
010203040198019972015

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 41.8% against 34.0% in Low income, a difference of 7.8%.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Low income's.

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

Low income ranks 3rd and Samoa ranks 5th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Low income Samoa Difference Ahead
1980s 38.7% 40.7% 2.0% Samoa
1990s 37.0% 40.8% 3.9% Samoa
2000s 35.9% 40.8% 4.9% Samoa
2010s 34.4% 41.6% 7.2% Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, male, Low income or Samoa?
Samoa, at 41.8% against 34.0% in Low income as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, male between Low income and Samoa?
7.8%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Samoa?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Low income and Samoa rank globally for rural population, male?
Low income ranks 3rd and Samoa ranks 5th of 47 groups.
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.