What is the difference in rural population, female between Burkina Faso and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?

12.5%, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?

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.

Burkina Faso vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Rural population, female

Burkina Faso

35.5%

in 2015

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

23.0%

in 2015

Burkina Faso rank

28th

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank

26th

Rural population, female over time

Burkina Faso
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 35.5% against 23.0% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 12.5%.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.5 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 28th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 193 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)	Difference	Ahead
1980s	45.7%	37.7%	8.0%	Burkina Faso
1990s	43.8%	34.1%	9.7%	Burkina Faso
2000s	41.0%	29.5%	11.4%	Burkina Faso
2010s	36.6%	24.2%	12.4%	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, female, Burkina Faso or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?: Burkina Faso, at 35.5% against 23.0% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, female between Burkina Faso and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?: 12.5%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Burkina Faso and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for rural population, female?: Burkina Faso ranks 28th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 26th 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: 18 September 2026

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