Saint Lucia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Rural population, female
Saint Lucia
41.4%
in 2015
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
31.3%
in 2015
Saint Lucia rank
8th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
11th
Rural population, female over time
- Saint Lucia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 41.4% against 31.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 10.1%.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Saint Lucia ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Saint Lucia averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Lucia | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.9% | 38.7% | 1.8% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 35.9% | 36.3% | 0.4% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 38.2% | 34.4% | 3.8% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 41.3% | 32.0% | 9.4% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, female, Saint Lucia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Saint Lucia, at 41.4% against 31.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2015.
- What is the difference in rural population, female between Saint Lucia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 10.1%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
- How do Saint Lucia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for rural population, female?
- Saint Lucia ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 11th 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.