World vs Zimbabwe: Rural population, female (% of total)
World
22.8%
in 2015
Zimbabwe
35.0%
in 2015
World rank
29th
Zimbabwe rank
29th
Rural population, female (% of total) over time
- World
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 35.0% against 22.8% in World, a difference of 12.2%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.5 times World's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
World ranks 29th and Zimbabwe ranks 29th of 47 groups.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | World | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.5% | 38.8% | 9.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 27.7% | 35.7% | 8.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 34.1% | 8.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 34.8% | 11.4% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, female, World or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 35.0% against 22.8% in World as of 2015.
- What is the difference in rural population, female between World and Zimbabwe?
- 12.2%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for World and Zimbabwe?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
- How do World and Zimbabwe rank globally for rural population, female?
- World ranks 29th and Zimbabwe ranks 29th of 47 groups.
- 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.