Iceland vs Upper middle income: Urban population, female

Iceland
46.9%
in 2015
Upper middle income
30.1%
in 2015
Iceland rank
11th
Upper middle income rank
14th

Urban population, female over time

  • Iceland
  • Upper middle income
20304050198019972015

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 46.9% against 30.1% in Upper middle income, a difference of 16.8%.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.6 times Upper middle income's.

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

Iceland ranks 11th and Upper middle income ranks 14th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 44.6% 17.0% 27.5% Iceland
1990s 45.8% 20.7% 25.1% Iceland
2000s 46.5% 24.7% 21.8% Iceland
2010s 46.9% 29.1% 17.8% Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, female, Iceland or Upper middle income?
Iceland, at 46.9% against 30.1% in Upper middle income as of 2015.
What is the difference in urban population, female between Iceland and Upper middle income?
16.8%, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Upper middle income?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Iceland and Upper middle income rank globally for urban population, female?
Iceland ranks 11th and Upper middle income ranks 14th 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.