Maldives vs Nigeria: Rural population, female
Maldives
26.9%
in 2015
Nigeria
26.2%
in 2015
Maldives rank
70th
Nigeria rank
71st
Rural population, female over time
- Maldives
- Nigeria
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 26.9% against 26.2% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nigeria ahead.
Maldives ranks 70th and Nigeria ranks 71st of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.9% | 38.1% | 1.2% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 36.9% | 34.6% | 2.3% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 31.6% | 2.5% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 28.2% | 27.3% | 0.9% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, female, Maldives or Nigeria?
- Maldives, at 26.9% against 26.2% in Nigeria as of 2015.
- What is the difference in rural population, female between Maldives and Nigeria?
- 0.7%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Nigeria?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
- How do Maldives and Nigeria rank globally for rural population, female?
- Maldives ranks 70th and Nigeria ranks 71st 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.