Which has higher rural population, female, Eswatini or Pacific island small states?

Eswatini, at 40.0% against 31.5% in Pacific island small states as of 2015.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Pacific island small states?

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.

Eswatini vs Pacific island small states: Rural population, female

Eswatini

40.0%

in 2015

Pacific island small states

31.5%

in 2015

Eswatini rank

13th

Pacific island small states rank

10th

Rural population, female over time

Eswatini
Pacific island small states

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 40.0% against 31.5% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 8.5%.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.3 times Pacific island small states's.

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

Eswatini ranks 13th and Pacific island small states ranks 10th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eswatini	Pacific island small states	Difference	Ahead
1980s	43.0%	35.2%	7.8%	Eswatini
1990s	41.1%	33.7%	7.4%	Eswatini
2000s	40.3%	32.5%	7.8%	Eswatini
2010s	40.0%	31.6%	8.4%	Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, female, Eswatini or Pacific island small states?: Eswatini, at 40.0% against 31.5% in Pacific island small states as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, female between Eswatini and Pacific island small states?: 8.5%, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Pacific island small states?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Eswatini and Pacific island small states rank globally for rural population, female?: Eswatini ranks 13th and Pacific island small states ranks 10th 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.