Lower middle income vs Sri Lanka: Rural population, male
Lower middle income
31.7%
in 2015
Sri Lanka
39.7%
in 2015
Lower middle income rank
11th
Sri Lanka rank
12th
Rural population, male over time
- Lower middle income
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 39.7% against 31.7% in Lower middle income, a difference of 8.0%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 11th and Sri Lanka ranks 12th of 47 groups.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.8% | 41.2% | 3.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 36.2% | 40.8% | 4.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 34.6% | 40.4% | 5.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 39.8% | 7.5% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, male, Lower middle income or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 39.7% against 31.7% in Lower middle income as of 2015.
- What is the difference in rural population, male between Lower middle income and Sri Lanka?
- 8.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Sri Lanka?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
- How do Lower middle income and Sri Lanka rank globally for rural population, male?
- Lower middle income ranks 11th and Sri Lanka ranks 12th 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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About this data
Male rural population is the percentage males who live in rural areas to total population.