Afghanistan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Rural population, female

Afghanistan
36.2%
in 2015
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
24.1%
in 2015
Afghanistan rank
25th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
24th

Rural population, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 36.2% against 24.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 12.1%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

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

Afghanistan ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 41.0% 29.2% 11.8% Afghanistan
1990s 39.6% 27.5% 12.1% Afghanistan
2000s 38.3% 26.1% 12.2% Afghanistan
2010s 36.6% 24.6% 12.1% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, female, Afghanistan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Afghanistan, at 36.2% against 24.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, female between Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
12.1%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for rural population, female?
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th 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.