Samoa vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Rural population, female

Samoa
39.2%
in 2015
Sub-Saharan Africa
31.3%
in 2015
Samoa rank
14th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
12th

Rural population, female over time

  • Samoa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
010203040198019972015

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 39.2% against 31.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 7.9%.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Samoa ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 38.2% 38.7% 0.5% Sub-Saharan Africa
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?
Samoa, at 39.2% against 31.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, female between Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa?
7.9%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for rural population, female?
Samoa ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa 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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About this data

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.