Libya vs Low income: Urban population, female

Libya
39.5%
in 2015
Low income
15.4%
in 2015
Libya rank
43rd
Low income rank
45th

Urban population, female over time

  • Libya
  • Low income
10203040198019972015

How they compare

Libya currently reports 39.5% against 15.4% in Low income, a difference of 24.1%.

That makes Libya's figure about 2.6 times Low income's.

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

Libya ranks 43rd and Low income ranks 45th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Low income Difference Ahead
1980s 34.4% 10.7% 23.7% Libya
1990s 36.0% 12.5% 23.6% Libya
2000s 37.0% 13.6% 23.3% Libya
2010s 38.7% 15.0% 23.7% Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, female, Libya or Low income?
Libya, at 39.5% against 15.4% in Low income as of 2015.
What is the difference in urban population, female between Libya and Low income?
24.1%, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Low income?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Libya and Low income rank globally for urban population, female?
Libya ranks 43rd and Low income ranks 45th 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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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.