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

Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 29.7% against 28.9% in Bhutan as of 2015.

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

0.8%, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?

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.

Bhutan vs Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Rural population, female

Bhutan

28.9%

in 2015

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

29.7%

in 2015

Bhutan rank

60th

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

59th

Rural population, female over time

Bhutan
Congo, Democratic Republic of the

How they compare

Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 29.7% against 28.9% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.8%.

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

Bhutan ranks 60th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 59th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Difference	Ahead
1980s	42.6%	37.4%	5.2%	Bhutan
1990s	39.6%	35.1%	4.4%	Bhutan
2000s	34.4%	32.8%	1.7%	Bhutan
2010s	29.7%	30.3%	0.6%	Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, female, Bhutan or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 29.7% against 28.9% in Bhutan as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, female between Bhutan and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: 0.8%, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Bhutan and Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank globally for rural population, female?: Bhutan ranks 60th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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: 04 September 2026

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