Which has higher urban population, female, Small states or United States of America?

United States of America, at 41.7% against 23.7% in Small states as of 2015.

What is the difference in urban population, female between Small states and United States of America?

18.0%, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and United States of America?

8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.

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.

Small states vs United States of America: Urban population, female

Small states

23.7%

in 2015

United States of America

41.7%

in 2015

Small states rank

28th

United States of America rank

28th

Urban population, female over time

Small states
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 41.7% against 23.7% in Small states, a difference of 18.0%.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.8 times Small states's.

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

Small states ranks 28th and United States of America ranks 28th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Small states	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1980s	20.8%	38.5%	17.7%	United States of America
1990s	22.0%	39.4%	17.4%	United States of America
2000s	23.0%	40.7%	17.7%	United States of America
2010s	23.5%	41.5%	18.0%	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, female, Small states or United States of America?: United States of America, at 41.7% against 23.7% in Small states as of 2015.
What is the difference in urban population, female between Small states and United States of America?: 18.0%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and United States of America?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Small states and United States of America rank globally for urban population, female?: Small states ranks 28th and United States of America ranks 28th 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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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: 04 September 2026

Female urban population is the percentage of females who live in urban areas to total population.