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
01020304050198019972015

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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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.