Which has higher rural population, female, Angola or Democratic Republic of Congo?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 29.7% against 28.7% in Angola as of 2015.

What is the difference in rural population, female between Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo?

1.0%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo?

8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.

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.

Angola vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Rural population, female (% of total)

Angola

28.7%

in 2015

Democratic Republic of Congo

29.7%

in 2015

Angola rank

61st

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

59th

Rural population, female (% of total) over time

Angola
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 29.7% against 28.7% in Angola, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 61st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 59th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 3 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
1980s	40.4%	37.4%	3.0%	Angola
1990s	37.4%	35.1%	2.3%	Angola
2000s	33.8%	32.8%	1.1%	Angola
2010s	29.7%	30.3%	0.6%	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, female, Angola or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 29.7% against 28.7% in Angola as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, female between Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 1.0%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for rural population, female?: Angola ranks 61st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 59th 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: 30 October 2026

Female rural population is the percentage of females who live in rural areas to total population.