Tanzania vs Upper middle income: Rural population, female (% of total)

Tanzania
34.1%
in 2015
Upper middle income
19.3%
in 2015
Tanzania rank
33rd
Upper middle income rank
35th

Rural population, female (% of total) over time

  • Tanzania
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 34.1% against 19.3% in Upper middle income, a difference of 14.8%.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.8 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.

Tanzania ranks 33rd and Upper middle income ranks 35th of 193 countries.

Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tanzania Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 42.6% 32.3% 10.3% Tanzania
1990s 40.4% 28.7% 11.7% Tanzania
2000s 38.3% 24.7% 13.6% Tanzania
2010s 35.0% 20.4% 14.6% Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, female, Tanzania or Upper middle income?
Tanzania, at 34.1% against 19.3% in Upper middle income as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, female between Tanzania and Upper middle income?
14.8%, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Upper middle income?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Tanzania and Upper middle income rank globally for rural population, female?
Tanzania ranks 33rd and Upper middle income ranks 35th 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.