Which has higher rural population, male, Solomon Islands or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Solomon Islands, at 39.3% against 30.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2015.

What is the difference in rural population, male between Solomon Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa?

8.6%, with Solomon Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Solomon Islands 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.

Solomon Islands vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Rural population, male

Solomon Islands

39.3%

in 2015

Sub-Saharan Africa

30.7%

in 2015

Solomon Islands rank

13th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

13th

Rural population, male over time

Solomon Islands
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 39.3% against 30.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 8.6%.

That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Solomon Islands ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 13th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Solomon Islands	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1980s	45.7%	37.8%	7.8%	Solomon Islands
1990s	44.0%	35.4%	8.6%	Solomon Islands
2000s	42.5%	33.6%	8.9%	Solomon Islands
2010s	39.9%	31.3%	8.5%	Solomon Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, male, Solomon Islands or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Solomon Islands, at 39.3% against 30.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, male between Solomon Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 8.6%, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Solomon Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Solomon Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for rural population, male?: Solomon Islands ranks 13th 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: 04 September 2026

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