Chagai vs Papua New Guinea: Rural population, female

Chagai
34.4%
in 2015
Papua New Guinea
43.0%
in 2015
Chagai rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
3rd

Rural population, female over time

  • Chagai
  • Papua New Guinea
010203040198019972015

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 43.0% against 34.4% in Chagai, a difference of 8.6%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Chagai's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Chagai ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 3rd of 1 regions.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chagai Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 35.1% 42.4% 7.2% Papua New Guinea
1990s 35.2% 42.2% 7.0% Papua New Guinea
2000s 35.3% 42.9% 7.6% Papua New Guinea
2010s 34.5% 43.0% 8.5% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, female, Chagai or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 43.0% against 34.4% in Chagai as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, female between Chagai and Papua New Guinea?
8.6%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chagai and Papua New Guinea?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Chagai and Papua New Guinea rank globally for rural population, female?
Chagai ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 3rd of 1 regions.
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

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

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