El Salvador vs Latvia: Rural population, female

El Salvador
17.1%
in 2015
Latvia
16.9%
in 2015
El Salvador rank
118th
Latvia rank
120th

Rural population, female over time

  • El Salvador
  • Latvia
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 17.1% against 16.9% in Latvia, a difference of 0.2%.

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

El Salvador ranks 118th and Latvia ranks 120th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Latvia Difference Ahead
1980s 27.5% 17.0% 10.5% El Salvador
1990s 24.3% 16.3% 8.1% El Salvador
2000s 20.1% 16.6% 3.5% El Salvador
2010s 17.7% 16.8% 0.9% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, female, El Salvador or Latvia?
El Salvador, at 17.1% against 16.9% in Latvia as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, female between El Salvador and Latvia?
0.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Latvia?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do El Salvador and Latvia rank globally for rural population, female?
El Salvador ranks 118th and Latvia ranks 120th 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

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