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

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
23.0%
in 2015
Zimbabwe
35.0%
in 2015
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
26th
Zimbabwe rank
29th

Rural population, female over time

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

Zimbabwe currently reports 35.0% against 23.0% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 12.0%.

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

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

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 26th and Zimbabwe ranks 29th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s 37.7% 38.8% 1.1% Zimbabwe
1990s 34.1% 35.7% 1.6% Zimbabwe
2000s 29.5% 34.1% 4.6% Zimbabwe
2010s 24.2% 34.8% 10.6% Zimbabwe

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 Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 35.0% 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 Zimbabwe?
12.0%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Zimbabwe?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Zimbabwe rank globally for rural population, female?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 26th and Zimbabwe ranks 29th 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.