Kenya vs Low & middle income: Rural population, female
Kenya
37.5%
in 2015
Low & middle income
25.7%
in 2015
Kenya rank
21st
Low & middle income rank
20th
Rural population, female over time
- Kenya
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 37.5% against 25.7% in Low & middle income, a difference of 11.8%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.5 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 21st and Low & middle income ranks 20th of 193 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.3% | 34.3% | 8.0% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 41.5% | 31.7% | 9.8% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 39.9% | 29.2% | 10.6% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 38.0% | 26.4% | 11.6% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, female, Kenya or Low & middle income?
- Kenya, at 37.5% against 25.7% in Low & middle income as of 2015.
- What is the difference in rural population, female between Kenya and Low & middle income?
- 11.8%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Low & middle income?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
- How do Kenya and Low & middle income rank globally for rural population, female?
- Kenya ranks 21st and Low & middle income ranks 20th 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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About this data
Female rural population is the percentage of females who live in rural areas to total population.