Samoa vs World: Rural population, male
Samoa
41.8%
in 2015
World
23.4%
in 2015
Samoa rank
5th
World rank
2nd
Rural population, male over time
- Samoa
- World
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 41.8% against 23.4% in World, a difference of 18.4%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.8 times World's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 5th and World ranks 2nd of 192 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.7% | 30.3% | 10.4% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 40.8% | 28.5% | 12.3% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 40.8% | 26.5% | 14.2% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 41.6% | 24.0% | 17.5% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, male, Samoa or World?
- Samoa, at 41.8% against 23.4% in World as of 2015.
- What is the difference in rural population, male between Samoa and World?
- 18.4%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and World?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
- How do Samoa and World rank globally for rural population, male?
- Samoa ranks 5th and World ranks 2nd of 192 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.