Which has higher rural population, male, Micronesia (country) or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Micronesia (country), at 40.0% against 30.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2015.

What is the difference in rural population, male between Micronesia (country) and Sub-Saharan Africa?

9.3%, with Micronesia (country) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia (country) and Sub-Saharan Africa?

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 Sub-Saharan Africa: Rural population, male (% of total)

Micronesia (country)

40.0%

in 2015

Sub-Saharan Africa

30.7%

in 2015

Micronesia (country) rank

10th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

13th

Rural population, male (% of total) over time

Micronesia (country)
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Micronesia (country) currently reports 40.0% against 30.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 9.3%.

That makes Micronesia (country)'s figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Micronesia (country) ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 13th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Micronesia (country) averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Micronesia (country)	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1980s	37.6%	37.8%	0.3%	Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s	38.2%	35.4%	2.8%	Micronesia (country)
2000s	39.3%	33.6%	5.6%	Micronesia (country)
2010s	39.9%	31.3%	8.6%	Micronesia (country)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, male, Micronesia (country) or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Micronesia (country), at 40.0% against 30.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, male between Micronesia (country) and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 9.3%, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia (country) and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Micronesia (country) and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for rural population, male?: Micronesia (country) ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa 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.