Kenya vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Rural population, female
Kenya
37.5%
in 2015
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
24.1%
in 2015
Kenya rank
21st
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
24th
Rural population, female over time
- Kenya
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 37.5% against 24.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 13.4%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 21st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 193 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.3% | 29.2% | 13.1% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 41.5% | 27.5% | 14.0% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 39.9% | 26.1% | 13.8% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 38.0% | 24.6% | 13.4% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, female, Kenya or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Kenya, at 37.5% against 24.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2015.
- What is the difference in rural population, female between Kenya and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 13.4%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
- How do Kenya and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for rural population, female?
- Kenya ranks 21st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th 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.