Timor-Leste vs Upper middle income: Rural population, female

Timor-Leste
32.9%
in 2015
Upper middle income
19.3%
in 2015
Timor-Leste rank
39th
Upper middle income rank
35th

Rural population, female over time

  • Timor-Leste
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 32.9% against 19.3% in Upper middle income, a difference of 13.6%.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.7 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.

Timor-Leste ranks 39th and Upper middle income ranks 35th of 193 countries.

Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Timor-Leste Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 40.4% 32.3% 8.1% Timor-Leste
1990s 38.2% 28.7% 9.5% Timor-Leste
2000s 36.5% 24.7% 11.8% Timor-Leste
2010s 33.7% 20.4% 13.4% Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, female, Timor-Leste or Upper middle income?
Timor-Leste, at 32.9% against 19.3% in Upper middle income as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural population, female between Timor-Leste and Upper middle income?
13.6%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and Upper middle income?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Timor-Leste and Upper middle income rank globally for rural population, female?
Timor-Leste ranks 39th 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.