Bangladesh vs India: Rural population, female
Bangladesh
33.2%
in 2015
India
32.8%
in 2015
Bangladesh rank
38th
India rank
41st
Rural population, female over time
- Bangladesh
- India
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 33.2% against 32.8% in India, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 38th and India ranks 41st of 193 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.6% | 36.9% | 3.7% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 38.6% | 35.8% | 2.7% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 36.8% | 34.7% | 2.0% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 33.2% | 0.7% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, female, Bangladesh or India?
- Bangladesh, at 33.2% against 32.8% in India as of 2015.
- What is the difference in rural population, female between Bangladesh and India?
- 0.4%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
- How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for rural population, female?
- Bangladesh ranks 38th and India ranks 41st 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.