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)
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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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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.