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

0.2%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

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

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.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Equatorial Guinea: Rural population, female

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

29.7%

in 2015

Equatorial Guinea

29.9%

in 2015

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

59th

Equatorial Guinea rank

57th

Rural population, female over time

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Equatorial Guinea

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 29.9% against 29.7% in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 59th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 57th of 193 countries.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Equatorial Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1980s	37.4%	36.2%	1.2%	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1990s	35.1%	31.6%	3.6%	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2000s	32.8%	30.5%	2.3%	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2010s	30.3%	30.0%	0.3%	Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, female, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Equatorial Guinea?: Equatorial Guinea, at 29.9% against 29.7% in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, female between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Equatorial Guinea?: 0.2%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Equatorial Guinea?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for rural population, female?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 59th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 57th 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.