Rwanda vs Upper middle income: Rural population, male

Rwanda
33.1%
in 2015
Upper middle income
20.2%
in 2015
Rwanda rank
36th
Upper middle income rank
34th

Rural population, male over time

  • Rwanda
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 33.1% against 20.2% in Upper middle income, a difference of 12.9%.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.6 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.

Rwanda ranks 36th and Upper middle income ranks 34th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 46.5% 33.5% 13.0% Rwanda
1990s 44.8% 29.9% 14.8% Rwanda
2000s 39.4% 25.9% 13.5% Rwanda
2010s 34.4% 21.3% 13.1% Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, male, Rwanda or Upper middle income?
Rwanda, at 33.1% against 20.2% in Upper middle income as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, male between Rwanda and Upper middle income?
12.9%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Upper middle income?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Rwanda and Upper middle income rank globally for rural population, male?
Rwanda ranks 36th and Upper middle income ranks 34th 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

Male rural population is the percentage males who live in rural areas to total population.