Upper middle income vs Viet Nam: Rural population, male

Upper middle income
20.2%
in 2015
Viet Nam
33.2%
in 2015
Upper middle income rank
34th
Viet Nam rank
35th

Rural population, male over time

  • Upper middle income
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 33.2% against 20.2% in Upper middle income, a difference of 13.0%.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.6 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.

Upper middle income ranks 34th and Viet Nam ranks 35th of 47 groups.

Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Upper middle income Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1980s 33.5% 39.5% 5.9% Viet Nam
1990s 29.9% 38.7% 8.8% Viet Nam
2000s 25.9% 36.6% 10.7% Viet Nam
2010s 21.3% 33.9% 12.7% Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, male, Upper middle income or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 33.2% against 20.2% in Upper middle income as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, male between Upper middle income and Viet Nam?
13.0%, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Upper middle income and Viet Nam?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Upper middle income and Viet Nam rank globally for rural population, male?
Upper middle income ranks 34th and Viet Nam ranks 35th of 47 groups.
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.