Malawi vs Pacific island small states: Rural population, male

Malawi
41.7%
in 2015
Pacific island small states
32.7%
in 2015
Malawi rank
6th
Pacific island small states rank
8th

Rural population, male over time

  • Malawi
  • Pacific island small states
010203040198019972015

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 41.7% against 32.7% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 9.0%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.3 times Pacific island small states's.

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

Malawi ranks 6th and Pacific island small states ranks 8th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1980s 43.5% 37.1% 6.4% Malawi
1990s 42.6% 35.6% 7.1% Malawi
2000s 42.0% 34.1% 7.9% Malawi
2010s 41.8% 32.9% 8.9% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, male, Malawi or Pacific island small states?
Malawi, at 41.7% against 32.7% in Pacific island small states as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, male between Malawi and Pacific island small states?
9.0%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Pacific island small states?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Malawi and Pacific island small states rank globally for rural population, male?
Malawi ranks 6th and Pacific island small states ranks 8th 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

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.