East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Lebanon: Urban population, female

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
25.9%
in 2015
Lebanon
43.2%
in 2015
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
22nd
Lebanon rank
23rd

Urban population, female over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Lebanon
10203040198019972015

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 43.2% against 25.9% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 17.3%.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.7 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

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

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 22nd and Lebanon ranks 23rd of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Lebanon Difference Ahead
1980s 11.2% 38.6% 27.4% Lebanon
1990s 14.8% 42.4% 27.5% Lebanon
2000s 19.4% 42.9% 23.5% Lebanon
2010s 24.6% 42.9% 18.3% Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, female, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Lebanon?
Lebanon, at 43.2% against 25.9% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2015.
What is the difference in urban population, female between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Lebanon?
17.3%, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Lebanon?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Lebanon rank globally for urban population, female?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 22nd and Lebanon ranks 23rd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as Urban population, female (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban 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 urban population is the percentage of females who live in urban areas to total population.