Saint Lucia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Rural population, male

Saint Lucia
39.8%
in 2015
Sub-Saharan Africa
30.7%
in 2015
Saint Lucia rank
11th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
13th

Rural population, male over time

  • Saint Lucia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
010203040198019972015

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 39.8% against 30.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 9.1%.

That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Saint Lucia ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 13th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Saint Lucia averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saint Lucia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 36.1% 37.8% 1.8% Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 34.8% 35.4% 0.6% Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 36.6% 33.6% 3.0% Saint Lucia
2010s 39.9% 31.3% 8.6% Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, male, Saint Lucia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Saint Lucia, at 39.8% against 30.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, male between Saint Lucia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
9.1%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Saint Lucia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for rural population, male?
Saint Lucia ranks 11th 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

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