Brazil vs Low & middle income: Urban population, male

Brazil
41.6%
in 2015
Low & middle income
24.3%
in 2015
Brazil rank
31st
Low & middle income rank
28th

Urban population, male over time

  • Brazil
  • Low & middle income
010203040198019972015

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 41.6% against 24.3% in Low & middle income, a difference of 17.3%.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.7 times Low & middle income's.

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

Brazil ranks 31st and Low & middle income ranks 28th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 33.1% 15.3% 17.8% Brazil
1990s 37.0% 17.9% 19.1% Brazil
2000s 39.9% 20.5% 19.4% Brazil
2010s 41.3% 23.5% 17.7% Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, male, Brazil or Low & middle income?
Brazil, at 41.6% against 24.3% in Low & middle income as of 2015.
What is the difference in urban population, male between Brazil and Low & middle income?
17.3%, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Low & middle income?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Brazil and Low & middle income rank globally for urban population, male?
Brazil ranks 31st and Low & middle income ranks 28th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as Urban 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

Indicator
Urban 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 urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.