Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Vanuatu: Rural population, female

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
24.1%
in 2015
Vanuatu
37.3%
in 2015
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
24th
Vanuatu rank
23rd

Rural population, female over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Vanuatu
010203040198019972015

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 37.3% against 24.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 13.2%.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th and Vanuatu ranks 23rd of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s 29.2% 40.3% 11.1% Vanuatu
1990s 27.5% 39.5% 12.0% Vanuatu
2000s 26.1% 38.3% 12.3% Vanuatu
2010s 24.6% 37.5% 12.9% Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, female, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 37.3% against 24.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, female between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Vanuatu?
13.2%, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Vanuatu?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Vanuatu rank globally for rural population, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th and Vanuatu ranks 23rd 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.