Malaysia vs Northern Mariana Islands: Share of the population that is female
Malaysia
47.7%
in 2025
Northern Mariana Islands
47.1%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
201st
Northern Mariana Islands rank
204th
Share of the population that is female over time
- Malaysia
- Northern Mariana Islands
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 47.7% against 47.1% in Northern Mariana Islands, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
Malaysia ranks 201st and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 204th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Northern Mariana Islands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Northern Mariana Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.4% | 49.8% | 0.4% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1970s | 49.7% | 47.9% | 1.8% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 49.4% | 47.4% | 2.0% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 48.8% | 49.5% | 0.7% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2000s | 48.4% | 51.4% | 3.0% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 48.0% | 0.3% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2020s | 47.6% | 47.3% | 0.3% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Malaysia or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Malaysia, at 47.7% against 47.1% in Northern Mariana Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Malaysia and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 0.6%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Malaysia ranks 201st and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 204th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) β 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.