Low & middle income vs Tonga: Rural population, female

Low & middle income
25.7%
in 2015
Tonga
37.4%
in 2015
Low & middle income rank
20th
Tonga rank
22nd

Rural population, female over time

  • Low & middle income
  • Tonga
010203040198019972015

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 37.4% against 25.7% in Low & middle income, a difference of 11.7%.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.5 times Low & middle income's.

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

Low & middle income ranks 20th and Tonga ranks 22nd of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income Tonga Difference Ahead
1980s 34.3% 38.3% 4.0% Tonga
1990s 31.7% 37.7% 6.0% Tonga
2000s 29.2% 38.0% 8.8% Tonga
2010s 26.4% 37.9% 11.5% Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, female, Low & middle income or Tonga?
Tonga, at 37.4% against 25.7% in Low & middle income as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, female between Low & middle income and Tonga?
11.7%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Tonga?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Low & middle income and Tonga rank globally for rural population, female?
Low & middle income ranks 20th and Tonga ranks 22nd 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.