Papua New Guinea vs South Asia: Rural population, male
Papua New Guinea
44.0%
in 2015
South Asia
34.4%
in 2015
Papua New Guinea rank
2nd
South Asia rank
1st
Rural population, male over time
- Papua New Guinea
- South Asia
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 44.0% against 34.4% in South Asia, a difference of 9.6%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times South Asia's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd and South Asia ranks 1st of 193 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.1% | 40.0% | 4.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 43.3% | 38.6% | 4.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 43.9% | 37.1% | 6.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 44.0% | 35.0% | 9.0% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, male, Papua New Guinea or South Asia?
- Papua New Guinea, at 44.0% against 34.4% in South Asia as of 2015.
- What is the difference in rural population, male between Papua New Guinea and South Asia?
- 9.6%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Asia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
- How do Papua New Guinea and South Asia rank globally for rural population, male?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd and South Asia ranks 1st 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.