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