Finland vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Urban population, female

Finland
43.0%
in 2015
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
25.2%
in 2015
Finland rank
25th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
24th

Urban population, female over time

  • Finland
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 43.0% against 25.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 17.8%.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

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

Finland ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 38.5% 19.7% 18.8% Finland
1990s 41.5% 21.6% 19.9% Finland
2000s 42.4% 23.0% 19.4% Finland
2010s 42.9% 24.7% 18.1% Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, female, Finland or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Finland, at 43.0% against 25.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2015.
What is the difference in urban population, female between Finland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
17.8%, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Finland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for urban population, female?
Finland ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 193 countries.
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.