Kiribati vs Uruguay: Share of the population that is female
Kiribati
51.4%
in 2025
Uruguay
51.5%
in 2025
Kiribati rank
42nd
Uruguay rank
40th
Share of the population that is female over time
- Kiribati
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 51.5% against 51.4% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 42nd and Uruguay ranks 40th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.5% | 50.1% | 0.5% | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 50.6% | 50.6% | 0.0% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 50.6% | 51.1% | 0.5% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 51.0% | 51.3% | 0.3% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 51.2% | 51.5% | 0.3% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 51.6% | 51.5% | 0.1% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 51.5% | 0.1% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Kiribati or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 51.5% against 51.4% in Kiribati as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Kiribati and Uruguay?
- 0.1%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Uruguay?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Uruguay rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Kiribati ranks 42nd and Uruguay ranks 40th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that is female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.