Moldova vs Nigeria: Rural population, male (% of total)

Moldova
26.5%
in 2015
Nigeria
26.0%
in 2015
Moldova rank
69th
Nigeria rank
70th

Rural population, male (% of total) over time

  • Moldova
  • Nigeria
010203040198019972015

How they compare

Moldova currently reports 26.5% against 26.0% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.5%.

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

Moldova ranks 69th and Nigeria ranks 70th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Moldova Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 27.2% 38.1% 11.0% Nigeria
1990s 25.4% 34.5% 9.1% Nigeria
2000s 26.0% 31.5% 5.5% Nigeria
2010s 26.5% 27.1% 0.5% Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, male, Moldova or Nigeria?
Moldova, at 26.5% against 26.0% in Nigeria as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, male between Moldova and Nigeria?
0.5%, with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Nigeria?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Moldova and Nigeria rank globally for rural population, male?
Moldova ranks 69th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Moldova vs Nigeria: Rural population, male. Statizoid, drawing on The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Retrieved 10 November 2026, from https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/rural-population-male-percent-of-total/moldova/nigeria/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/rural-population-male-percent-of-total/moldova/nigeria/">Moldova vs Nigeria: Rural population, male</a> — Statizoid

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.