Afghanistan vs Lesotho: Rural population, female
Afghanistan
36.2%
in 2015
Lesotho
36.0%
in 2015
Afghanistan rank
25th
Lesotho rank
26th
Rural population, female over time
- Afghanistan
- Lesotho
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 36.2% against 36.0% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lesotho ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Lesotho ranks 26th of 193 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.0% | 46.3% | 5.3% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 39.6% | 42.9% | 3.3% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 40.1% | 1.8% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 36.9% | 0.2% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, female, Afghanistan or Lesotho?
- Afghanistan, at 36.2% against 36.0% in Lesotho as of 2015.
- What is the difference in rural population, female between Afghanistan and Lesotho?
- 0.2%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Lesotho?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
- How do Afghanistan and Lesotho rank globally for rural population, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 25th and Lesotho ranks 26th 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.