Latin America & Caribbean vs United States Virgin Islands: Urban population, female

Latin America & Caribbean
41.0%
in 2015
United States Virgin Islands
49.5%
in 2015
Latin America & Caribbean rank
4th
United States Virgin Islands rank
6th

Urban population, female over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • United States Virgin Islands
01020304050198019972015

How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 49.5% against 41.0% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 8.5%.

That makes United States Virgin Islands's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, United States Virgin Islands has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 4th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 6th of 47 groups.

United States Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean United States Virgin Islands Difference Ahead
1980s 33.7% 42.6% 8.9% United States Virgin Islands
1990s 36.8% 46.4% 9.6% United States Virgin Islands
2000s 39.1% 49.1% 10.0% United States Virgin Islands
2010s 40.7% 49.5% 8.9% United States Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, female, Latin America & Caribbean or United States Virgin Islands?
United States Virgin Islands, at 49.5% against 41.0% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2015.
What is the difference in urban population, female between Latin America & Caribbean and United States Virgin Islands?
8.5%, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and United States Virgin Islands?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for urban population, female?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 4th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 6th 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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About this data

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.