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