Which has higher rural population, male, Lower middle income or Micronesia (country)?

Micronesia (country), at 40.0% against 31.7% in Lower middle income as of 2015.

What is the difference in rural population, male between Lower middle income and Micronesia (country)?

8.3%, with Micronesia (country) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Micronesia (country)?

8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.

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.

Lower middle income vs Micronesia (country): Rural population, male (% of total)

Lower middle income

31.7%

in 2015

Micronesia (country)

40.0%

in 2015

Lower middle income rank

11th

Micronesia (country) rank

10th

Rural population, male (% of total) over time

Lower middle income
Micronesia (country)

How they compare

Micronesia (country) currently reports 40.0% against 31.7% in Lower middle income, a difference of 8.3%.

That makes Micronesia (country)'s figure about 1.3 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lower middle income ahead.

Lower middle income ranks 11th and Micronesia (country) ranks 10th of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 1 and Micronesia (country) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lower middle income	Micronesia (country)	Difference	Ahead
1980s	37.8%	37.6%	0.3%	Lower middle income
1990s	36.2%	38.2%	2.0%	Micronesia (country)
2000s	34.6%	39.3%	4.6%	Micronesia (country)
2010s	32.3%	39.9%	7.6%	Micronesia (country)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, male, Lower middle income or Micronesia (country)?: Micronesia (country), at 40.0% against 31.7% in Lower middle income as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, male between Lower middle income and Micronesia (country)?: 8.3%, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Micronesia (country)?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Lower middle income and Micronesia (country) rank globally for rural population, male?: Lower middle income ranks 11th and Micronesia (country) ranks 10th 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: 30 October 2026

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