Least developed countries vs Papua New Guinea: Rural population, female
Least developed countries
34.6%
in 2015
Papua New Guinea
43.0%
in 2015
Least developed countries rank
2nd
Papua New Guinea rank
3rd
Rural population, female over time
- Least developed countries
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 43.0% against 34.6% in Least developed countries, a difference of 8.4%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Least developed countries's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Least developed countries ranks 2nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Least developed countries | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.2% | 42.4% | 1.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 39.1% | 42.2% | 3.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 37.4% | 42.9% | 5.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 43.0% | 7.8% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, female, Least developed countries or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 43.0% against 34.6% in Least developed countries as of 2015.
- What is the difference in rural population, female between Least developed countries and Papua New Guinea?
- 8.4%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Papua New Guinea?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
- How do Least developed countries and Papua New Guinea rank globally for rural population, female?
- Least developed countries ranks 2nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 3rd 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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About this data
Female rural population is the percentage of females who live in rural areas to total population.