Spain vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Urban population, female
Spain
40.5%
in 2015
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
18.7%
in 2015
Spain rank
36th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
36th
Urban population, female over time
- Spain
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Spain currently reports 40.5% against 18.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 21.8%.
That makes Spain's figure about 2.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Spain ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 193 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.7% | 11.5% | 26.2% | Spain |
| 1990s | 38.9% | 14.0% | 24.9% | Spain |
| 2000s | 39.4% | 15.8% | 23.6% | Spain |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 18.1% | 22.2% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, female, Spain or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Spain, at 40.5% against 18.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2015.
- What is the difference in urban population, female between Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 21.8%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
- How do Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for urban population, female?
- Spain ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th 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.