Maldives vs Nigeria: Rural population, male
Maldives
27.5%
in 2015
Nigeria
26.0%
in 2015
Maldives rank
67th
Nigeria rank
70th
Rural population, male over time
- Maldives
- Nigeria
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 27.5% against 26.0% in Nigeria, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 67th and Nigeria ranks 70th of 193 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.0% | 38.1% | 0.9% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 37.3% | 34.5% | 2.8% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 35.2% | 31.5% | 3.7% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 27.1% | 1.9% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, male, Maldives or Nigeria?
- Maldives, at 27.5% against 26.0% in Nigeria as of 2015.
- What is the difference in rural population, male between Maldives and Nigeria?
- 1.5%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Nigeria?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
- How do Maldives and Nigeria rank globally for rural population, male?
- Maldives ranks 67th and Nigeria ranks 70th 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.