Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria: Rural population, female

Guinea-Bissau
26.0%
in 2015
Nigeria
26.2%
in 2015
Guinea-Bissau rank
72nd
Nigeria rank
71st

Rural population, female over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Nigeria
010203040198019972015

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 26.2% against 26.0% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 72nd and Nigeria ranks 71st of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 40.5% 38.1% 2.4% Guinea-Bissau
1990s 35.4% 34.6% 0.9% Guinea-Bissau
2000s 31.2% 31.6% 0.4% Nigeria
2010s 27.0% 27.3% 0.3% Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, female, Guinea-Bissau or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 26.2% against 26.0% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, female between Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria?
0.2%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria rank globally for rural population, female?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 72nd and Nigeria ranks 71st 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.