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