Russia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Urban population, female

Russia
40.3%
in 2015
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
18.7%
in 2015
Russia rank
37th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
34th

Urban population, female over time

  • Russia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Russia currently reports 40.3% against 18.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 21.6%.

That makes Russia's figure about 2.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

Russia ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Russia Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1980s 38.2% 11.5% 26.7% Russia
1990s 39.2% 14.0% 25.2% Russia
2000s 39.5% 15.8% 23.8% Russia
2010s 40.2% 18.1% 22.1% Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, female, Russia or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Russia, at 40.3% against 18.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2015.
What is the difference in urban population, female between Russia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
21.6%, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Russia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for urban population, female?
Russia ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th 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.