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
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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About this data
Female rural population is the percentage of females who live in rural areas to total population.