Korea vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Urban population, male (% of total)
Korea
41.1%
in 2015
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
19.3%
in 2015
Korea rank
33rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
36th
Urban population, male (% of total) over time
- Korea
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Korea currently reports 41.1% against 19.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 21.8%.
That makes Korea's figure about 2.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 193 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.3% | 11.9% | 18.4% | Korea |
| 1990s | 38.1% | 14.3% | 23.8% | Korea |
| 2000s | 40.3% | 16.2% | 24.1% | Korea |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 18.6% | 22.3% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, male, Korea or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Korea, at 41.1% against 19.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2015.
- What is the difference in urban population, male between Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 21.8%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
- How do Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for urban population, male?
- Korea ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th 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
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.