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)
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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About this data
Female urban population is the percentage of females who live in urban areas to total population.