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

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

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

0.8%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan 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.

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

Bhutan

28.9%

in 2015

Democratic Republic of Congo

29.7%

in 2015

Bhutan rank

60th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

59th

Rural population, female (% of total) over time

Bhutan
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo 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 Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 59th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Democratic Republic of Congo	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%	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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