Afghanistan vs IBRD only: Rural population, female

Afghanistan
36.2%
in 2015
IBRD only
23.0%
in 2015
Afghanistan rank
25th
IBRD only rank
27th

Rural population, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • IBRD only
010203040198019972015

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 36.2% against 23.0% in IBRD only, a difference of 13.2%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.6 times IBRD only's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 25th and IBRD only ranks 27th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan IBRD only Difference Ahead
1980s 41.0% 32.1% 9.0% Afghanistan
1990s 39.6% 29.4% 10.1% Afghanistan
2000s 38.3% 26.8% 11.5% Afghanistan
2010s 36.6% 23.7% 12.9% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, female, Afghanistan or IBRD only?
Afghanistan, at 36.2% against 23.0% in IBRD only as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, female between Afghanistan and IBRD only?
13.2%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and IBRD only?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Afghanistan and IBRD only rank globally for rural population, female?
Afghanistan ranks 25th and IBRD only ranks 27th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as Rural population, female (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rural population, female (% 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

Female rural population is the percentage of females who live in rural areas to total population.