Which has higher rural population, male, Micronesia (country) or Solomon Islands?

Micronesia (country), at 40.0% against 39.3% in Solomon Islands as of 2015.

What is the difference in rural population, male between Micronesia (country) and Solomon Islands?

0.7%, with Micronesia (country) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia (country) and Solomon Islands?

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.

Micronesia (country) vs Solomon Islands: Rural population, male (% of total)

Micronesia (country)

40.0%

in 2015

Solomon Islands

39.3%

in 2015

Micronesia (country) rank

10th

Solomon Islands rank

13th

Rural population, male (% of total) over time

Micronesia (country)
Solomon Islands

How they compare

Micronesia (country) currently reports 40.0% against 39.3% in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.7%.

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

Micronesia (country) ranks 10th and Solomon Islands ranks 13th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Micronesia (country) averaged higher in 1 and Solomon Islands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Micronesia (country)	Solomon Islands	Difference	Ahead
1980s	37.6%	45.7%	8.1%	Solomon Islands
1990s	38.2%	44.0%	5.8%	Solomon Islands
2000s	39.3%	42.5%	3.3%	Solomon Islands
2010s	39.9%	39.9%	0.0%	Micronesia (country)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, male, Micronesia (country) or Solomon Islands?: Micronesia (country), at 40.0% against 39.3% in Solomon Islands as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, male between Micronesia (country) and Solomon Islands?: 0.7%, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia (country) and Solomon Islands?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Micronesia (country) and Solomon Islands rank globally for rural population, male?: Micronesia (country) ranks 10th and Solomon Islands ranks 13th 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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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.