Afghanistan vs Other small states: Rural population, female
Afghanistan
36.2%
in 2015
Other small states
22.9%
in 2015
Afghanistan rank
25th
Other small states rank
28th
Rural population, female over time
- Afghanistan
- Other small states
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 36.2% against 22.9% in Other small states, a difference of 13.3%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.6 times Other small states's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Other small states ranks 28th of 193 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Other small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.0% | 26.9% | 14.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 39.6% | 25.1% | 14.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 24.0% | 14.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 23.1% | 13.5% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, female, Afghanistan or Other small states?
- Afghanistan, at 36.2% against 22.9% in Other small states as of 2015.
- What is the difference in rural population, female between Afghanistan and Other small states?
- 13.3%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Other small states?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
- How do Afghanistan and Other small states rank globally for rural population, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 25th and Other small states ranks 28th 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.