Lower middle income vs Samoa: Rural population, female

Lower middle income
30.9%
in 2015
Samoa
39.2%
in 2015
Lower middle income rank
14th
Samoa rank
14th

Rural population, female over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 39.2% against 30.9% in Lower middle income, a difference of 8.3%.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Lower middle income's.

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

Lower middle income ranks 14th and Samoa ranks 14th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Samoa Difference Ahead
1980s 36.2% 38.2% 2.0% Samoa
1990s 34.8% 37.5% 2.8% Samoa
2000s 33.4% 37.7% 4.3% Samoa
2010s 31.4% 38.9% 7.5% Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, female, Lower middle income or Samoa?
Samoa, at 39.2% against 30.9% in Lower middle income as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, female between Lower middle income and Samoa?
8.3%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Samoa?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Lower middle income and Samoa rank globally for rural population, female?
Lower middle income ranks 14th and Samoa ranks 14th 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.