How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and Timor-Leste?

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.

Tanzania, United Republic of vs Timor-Leste: Rural population, male

Tanzania, United Republic of

34.3%

in 2015

Timor-Leste

34.4%

in 2015

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

33rd

Timor-Leste rank

31st

Rural population, male over time

Tanzania, United Republic of
Timor-Leste

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 34.4% against 34.3% in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Timor-Leste ahead.

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 33rd and Timor-Leste ranks 31st of 193 countries.

Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tanzania, United Republic of	Timor-Leste	Difference	Ahead
1980s	41.7%	42.1%	0.3%	Timor-Leste
1990s	39.8%	40.2%	0.4%	Timor-Leste
2000s	38.1%	38.2%	0.1%	Timor-Leste
2010s	35.1%	35.2%	0.0%	Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, male, Tanzania, United Republic of or Timor-Leste?: Timor-Leste, at 34.4% against 34.3% in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, male between Tanzania, United Republic of and Timor-Leste?: 0.1%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and Timor-Leste?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Tanzania, United Republic of and Timor-Leste rank globally for rural population, male?: Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 33rd and Timor-Leste ranks 31st 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.