Nepal vs Papua New Guinea: Rural population, female

Nepal
42.6%
in 2015
Papua New Guinea
43.0%
in 2015
Nepal rank
4th
Papua New Guinea rank
3rd

Rural population, female over time

  • Nepal
  • Papua New Guinea
01020304050198019972015

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 43.0% against 42.6% in Nepal, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 4th and Papua New Guinea ranks 3rd of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 46.0% 42.4% 3.7% Nepal
1990s 44.3% 42.2% 2.1% Nepal
2000s 43.4% 42.9% 0.5% Nepal
2010s 42.8% 43.0% 0.2% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, female, Nepal or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 43.0% against 42.6% in Nepal as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, female between Nepal and Papua New Guinea?
0.4%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Papua New Guinea?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Nepal and Papua New Guinea rank globally for rural population, female?
Nepal ranks 4th 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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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.