High income vs Madagascar: Rural population, female

High income
10.1%
in 2015
Madagascar
32.2%
in 2015
High income rank
41st
Madagascar rank
42nd

Rural population, female over time

  • High income
  • Madagascar
10203040198019972015

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 32.2% against 10.1% in High income, a difference of 22.1%.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 3.2 times High income's.

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

High income ranks 41st and Madagascar ranks 42nd of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Madagascar Difference Ahead
1980s 14.5% 39.9% 25.4% Madagascar
1990s 13.0% 37.5% 24.5% Madagascar
2000s 11.8% 35.9% 24.1% Madagascar
2010s 10.4% 33.1% 22.7% Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, female, High income or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 32.2% against 10.1% in High income as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, female between High income and Madagascar?
22.1%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Madagascar?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do High income and Madagascar rank globally for rural population, female?
High income ranks 41st and Madagascar ranks 42nd 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.