Papua New Guinea vs Uganda: Urban population, female

Papua New Guinea
6.0%
in 2015
Uganda
8.0%
in 2015
Papua New Guinea rank
191st
Uganda rank
189th

Urban population, female over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Uganda
02468198019972015

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 8.0% against 6.0% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2.0%.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 191st and Uganda ranks 189th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Uganda Difference Ahead
1980s 6.2% 4.2% 2.1% Papua New Guinea
1990s 6.7% 5.7% 1.0% Papua New Guinea
2000s 6.1% 6.3% 0.2% Uganda
2010s 6.0% 7.6% 1.7% Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, female, Papua New Guinea or Uganda?
Uganda, at 8.0% against 6.0% in Papua New Guinea as of 2015.
What is the difference in urban population, female between Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
2.0%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Papua New Guinea and Uganda rank globally for urban population, female?
Papua New Guinea ranks 191st and Uganda ranks 189th 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.