OECD members vs Timor-Leste: Rural population, female

OECD members
9.9%
in 2015
Timor-Leste
32.9%
in 2015
OECD members rank
42nd
Timor-Leste rank
39th

Rural population, female over time

  • OECD members
  • Timor-Leste
10203040198019972015

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 32.9% against 9.9% in OECD members, a difference of 23.0%.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 3.3 times OECD members's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.

OECD members ranks 42nd and Timor-Leste ranks 39th of 47 groups.

Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
1980s 14.6% 40.4% 25.8% Timor-Leste
1990s 13.2% 38.2% 25.0% Timor-Leste
2000s 11.8% 36.5% 24.7% Timor-Leste
2010s 10.2% 33.7% 23.5% Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, female, OECD members or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 32.9% against 9.9% in OECD members as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, female between OECD members and Timor-Leste?
23.0%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Timor-Leste?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do OECD members and Timor-Leste rank globally for rural population, female?
OECD members ranks 42nd and Timor-Leste ranks 39th 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.