Malawi vs Papua New Guinea: Rural population, female
Malawi
42.1%
in 2015
Papua New Guinea
43.0%
in 2015
Malawi rank
5th
Papua New Guinea rank
3rd
Rural population, female over time
- Malawi
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 43.0% against 42.1% in Malawi, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 5th and Papua New Guinea ranks 3rd of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.9% | 42.4% | 4.5% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 44.9% | 42.2% | 2.7% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 43.2% | 42.9% | 0.2% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 43.0% | 0.7% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, female, Malawi or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 43.0% against 42.1% in Malawi as of 2015.
- What is the difference in rural population, female between Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.9%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
- How do Malawi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for rural population, female?
- Malawi ranks 5th and Papua New Guinea ranks 3rd 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.