Which has higher rural population, Cape Verde or Malaysia?

Malaysia, at 22.6% against 22.4% in Cape Verde as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Malaysia?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cape Verde vs Malaysia: Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization)

Cape Verde

22.4%

in 2025

Malaysia

22.6%

in 2025

Cape Verde rank

152nd

Malaysia rank

151st

Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization) over time

Cape Verde
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 22.6% against 22.4% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 152nd and Malaysia ranks 151st of 218 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	88.6%	72.4%	16.3%	Cape Verde
1970s	78.8%	68.7%	10.1%	Cape Verde
1980s	67.7%	59.8%	8.0%	Cape Verde
1990s	51.1%	44.9%	6.2%	Cape Verde
2000s	42.6%	33.6%	8.9%	Cape Verde
2010s	33.5%	26.9%	6.6%	Cape Verde
2020s	24.6%	23.8%	0.8%	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Cape Verde or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 22.6% against 22.4% in Cape Verde as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Cape Verde and Malaysia?: 0.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Malaysia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Malaysia rank globally for rural population?: Cape Verde ranks 152nd and Malaysia ranks 151st of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rural population (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.