How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.

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.

Samoa vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Rural population, female

Samoa

39.2%

in 2015

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

31.3%

in 2015

Samoa rank

14th

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

12th

Rural population, female over time

Samoa
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 39.2% against 31.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 7.9%.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Samoa ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1980s	38.2%	38.7%	0.5%	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s	37.5%	36.3%	1.3%	Samoa
2000s	37.7%	34.4%	3.3%	Samoa
2010s	38.9%	32.0%	7.0%	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, female, Samoa or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Samoa, at 39.2% against 31.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, female between Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 7.9%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for rural population, female?: Samoa ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th 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: 04 September 2026

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