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

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
23.0%
in 2015
Vanuatu
37.3%
in 2015
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
26th
Vanuatu rank
23rd

Rural population, female over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 37.3% against 23.0% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 14.3%.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.6 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

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

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 26th and Vanuatu ranks 23rd of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s 37.7% 40.3% 2.6% Vanuatu
1990s 34.1% 39.5% 5.4% Vanuatu
2000s 29.5% 38.3% 8.8% Vanuatu
2010s 24.2% 37.5% 13.2% Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, female, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 37.3% against 23.0% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, female between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Vanuatu?
14.3%, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Vanuatu?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Vanuatu rank globally for rural population, female?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 26th and Vanuatu ranks 23rd of 47 groups.
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

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