Sri Lanka vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Rural population, male
Sri Lanka
39.7%
in 2015
Sub-Saharan Africa
30.7%
in 2015
Sri Lanka rank
12th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
13th
Rural population, male over time
- Sri Lanka
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 39.7% against 30.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 9.0%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Sri Lanka ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 13th of 193 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.2% | 37.8% | 3.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 40.8% | 35.4% | 5.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 40.4% | 33.6% | 6.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 39.8% | 31.3% | 8.5% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, male, Sri Lanka or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sri Lanka, at 39.7% against 30.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2015.
- What is the difference in rural population, male between Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 9.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
- How do Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for rural population, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 12th 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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About this data
Male rural population is the percentage males who live in rural areas to total population.