North America vs Sierra Leone: Rural population, female
North America
9.0%
in 2015
Sierra Leone
30.7%
in 2015
North America rank
47th
Sierra Leone rank
50th
Rural population, female over time
- North America
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 30.7% against 9.0% in North America, a difference of 21.7%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 3.4 times North America's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 47th and Sierra Leone ranks 50th of 47 groups.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.8% | 35.4% | 22.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 11.7% | 33.8% | 22.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 32.7% | 22.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 31.2% | 21.9% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, female, North America or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 30.7% against 9.0% in North America as of 2015.
- What is the difference in rural population, female between North America and Sierra Leone?
- 21.7%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Sierra Leone?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
- How do North America and Sierra Leone rank globally for rural population, female?
- North America ranks 47th and Sierra Leone ranks 50th 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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About this data
Female rural population is the percentage of females who live in rural areas to total population.