Afghanistan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Rural population, female
Afghanistan
36.2%
in 2015
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
24.2%
in 2015
Afghanistan rank
25th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
23rd
Rural population, female over time
- Afghanistan
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 36.2% against 24.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 12.0%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 23rd 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 (IDA & IBRD) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.0% | 29.2% | 11.8% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 39.6% | 27.5% | 12.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 26.1% | 12.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 24.6% | 12.0% | 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- Afghanistan, at 36.2% against 24.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2015.
- What is the difference in rural population, female between Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- 12.0%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
- How do Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for rural population, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 23rd 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.