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DEFINITION
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female.
People Statistics > Population, female > % of total (most recent) by country
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Countries
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Amount
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Date
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# 1
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Antigua and Barbuda: |
55.6 %
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2005  |
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= 2
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Latvia: |
54.2 %
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2005  |
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= 2
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Ukraine: |
54.2 %
|
2005  |
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# 4
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Estonia: |
54 %
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2005  |
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# 5
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Russia: |
53.6 %
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2005  |
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# 6
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Lesotho: |
53.5 %
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2005  |
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= 7
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Lithuania: |
53.4 %
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2005  |
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= 7
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Armenia: |
53.4 %
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2005  |
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# 9
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Belarus: |
53.3 %
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2005  |
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# 10
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Netherlands Antilles: |
53.1 %
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2005  |
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# 11
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Hong Kong: |
52.9 %
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2005  |
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# 12
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Georgia: |
52.7 %
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2005  |
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= 13
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Hungary: |
52.4 %
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2005  |
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= 13
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Virgin Islands: |
52.4 %
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2005  |
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# 15
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Moldova: |
52.2 %
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2005  |
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= 16
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Saint Kitts and Nevis: |
52.1 %
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2005  |
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= 16
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Cape Verde: |
52.1 %
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2005  |
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= 16
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Kazakhstan: |
52.1 %
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2005  |
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# 19
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Puerto Rico: |
52 %
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2005  |
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= 20
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Croatia: |
51.9 %
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2005  |
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= 20
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Macau: |
51.9 %
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2005  |
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# 22
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Swaziland: |
51.8 %
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2005  |
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= 23
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Cambodia: |
51.7 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 23
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Portugal: |
51.7 %
|
2005  |
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= 25
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Switzerland: |
51.6 %
|
2005  |
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= 25
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Bulgaria: |
51.6 %
|
2005  |
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= 25
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Mozambique: |
51.6 %
|
2005  |
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= 25
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Barbados: |
51.6 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 29
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Slovakia: |
51.5 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 29
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Guyana: |
51.5 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 29
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Rwanda: |
51.5 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 29
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Italy: |
51.5 %
|
2005  |
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= 29
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Poland: |
51.5 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 29
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Uruguay: |
51.5 %
|
2005  |
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= 29
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Azerbaijan: |
51.5 %
|
2005  |
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= 36
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Bahamas, The: |
51.4 %
|
2005  |
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= 36
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
51.4 %
|
2005  |
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= 38
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Romania: |
51.3 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 38
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France: |
51.3 %
|
2005  |
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= 38
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Cyprus: |
51.3 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 38
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Guatemala: |
51.3 %
|
2005  |
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= 38
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Czech Republic: |
51.3 %
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2005  |
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= 43
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Burundi: |
51.2 %
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2005  |
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= 43
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Central African Republic: |
51.2 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 43
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Germany: |
51.2 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 43
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Slovenia: |
51.2 %
|
2005  |
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= 47
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Japan: |
51.1 %
|
2005  |
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= 47
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Argentina: |
51.1 %
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2005  |
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= 47
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Austria: |
51.1 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 47
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United Kingdom: |
51.1 %
|
2005  |
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= 47
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Mexico: |
51.1 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 52
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Finland: |
51 %
|
2005  |
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= 52
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Lebanon: |
51 %
|
2005  |
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= 52
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Saint Lucia: |
51 %
|
2005  |
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= 55
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South Africa: |
50.9 %
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2005  |
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= 55
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Thailand: |
50.9 %
|
2005  |
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= 55
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Eritrea: |
50.9 %
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2005  |
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= 55
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Botswana: |
50.9 %
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2005  |
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= 55
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New Zealand: |
50.9 %
|
2005  |
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= 55
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Belgium: |
50.9 %
|
2005  |
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= 55
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Spain: |
50.9 %
|
2005  |
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= 55
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El Salvador: |
50.9 %
|
2005  |
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= 63
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Luxembourg: |
50.8 %
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2005  |
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= 63
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Senegal: |
50.8 %
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2005  |
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= 63
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United States: |
50.8 %
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2005  |
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= 63
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Turkmenistan: |
50.8 %
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2005  |
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= 67
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Angola: |
50.7 %
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2005  |
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= 67
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Kyrgyzstan: |
50.7 %
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2005  |
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= 67
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Brazil: |
50.7 %
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2005  |
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= 67
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Haiti: |
50.7 %
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2005  |
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= 67
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Grenada: |
50.7 %
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2005  |
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= 67
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Sierra Leone: |
50.7 %
|
2005  |
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= 67
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Trinidad and Tobago: |
50.7 %
|
2005  |
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= 74
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Australia: |
50.6 %
|
2005  |
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= 74
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Mayotte: |
50.6 %
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2005  |
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= 74
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Colombia: |
50.6 %
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2005  |
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= 74
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Jamaica: |
50.6 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 74
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Togo: |
50.6 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 74
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Guinea-Bissau: |
50.6 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 74
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Greece: |
50.6 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 81
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Denmark: |
50.5 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 81
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Mauritania: |
50.5 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 81
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Chile: |
50.5 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 81
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Israel: |
50.5 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 81
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São Tomé and Príncipe: |
50.5 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 81
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Chad: |
50.5 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 87
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Equatorial Guinea: |
50.4 %
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2005  |
|
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= 87
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Nepal: |
50.4 %
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2005  |
|
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= 87
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Mauritius: |
50.4 %
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2005  |
|
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= 87
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Sweden: |
50.4 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 87
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: |
50.4 %
|
2005  |
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= 87
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Gambia, The: |
50.4 %
|
2005  |
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= 87
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Albania: |
50.4 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 87
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Netherlands: |
50.4 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 87
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Canada: |
50.4 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 87
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Zimbabwe: |
50.4 %
|
2005  |
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= 87
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Congo, Republic of the: |
50.4 %
|
2005  |
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= 87
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Tajikistan: |
50.4 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 87
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
50.4 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 87
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Namibia: |
50.4 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 87
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Somalia: |
50.4 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 102
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Ethiopia: |
50.3 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 102
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Cameroon: |
50.3 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 102
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Malawi: |
50.3 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 102
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Ireland: |
50.3 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 102
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Madagascar: |
50.3 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 102
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Morocco: |
50.3 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 102
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Norway: |
50.3 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 102
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Malta: |
50.3 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 102
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Uzbekistan: |
50.3 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 102
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Burma: |
50.3 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 112
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Bolivia: |
50.2 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 112
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Serbia and Montenegro: |
50.2 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 112
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Gabon: |
50.2 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 112
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Tanzania: |
50.2 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 112
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Mali: |
50.2 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 117
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Macedonia, Republic of: |
50.1 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 117
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Indonesia: |
50.1 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 117
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Djibouti: |
50.1 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 117
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Liberia: |
50.1 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 117
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Suriname: |
50.1 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 117
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Vietnam: |
50.1 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 123
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Laos: |
50 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 123
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Dominica: |
50 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 123
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Cuba: |
50 %
|
2005  |
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= 123
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Uganda: |
50 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 123
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Nicaragua: |
50 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 123
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Korea, North: |
50 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 129
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Iceland: |
49.9 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 129
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Egypt: |
49.9 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 129
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Kenya: |
49.9 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 129
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Korea, South: |
49.9 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 129
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Mongolia: |
49.9 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 129
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Zambia: |
49.9 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 129
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Ecuador: |
49.9 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 136
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Micronesia, Federated States of: |
49.8 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 136
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Comoros: |
49.8 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 138
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Peru: |
49.7 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 138
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Venezuela: |
49.7 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 138
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Syria: |
49.7 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 138
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Seychelles: |
49.7 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 138
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Sudan: |
49.7 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 138
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Singapore: |
49.7 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 138
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Burkina Faso: |
49.7 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 138
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Philippines: |
49.7 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 146
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Paraguay: |
49.6 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 146
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Benin: |
49.6 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 146
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Turkey: |
49.6 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 146
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Tunisia: |
49.6 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 146
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Honduras: |
49.6 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 151
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Dominican Republic: |
49.5 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 151
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Kiribati: |
49.5 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 151
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Panama: |
49.5 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 151
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Algeria: |
49.5 %
|
2005  |
|
|
= 155
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Nigeria: |
49.4 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 155
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Iraq: |
49.4 %
|
1999  |
|
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= 155
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Ghana: |
49.4 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 158
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Belize: |
49.3 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 158
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Bhutan: |
49.3 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 158
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Yemen: |
49.3 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 158
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Iran: |
49.3 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 162
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Côte d'Ivoire: |
49.2 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 162
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Costa Rica: |
49.2 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 162
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Vanuatu: |
49.2 %
|
2005  |
|
|
= 162
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Fiji: |
49.2 %
|
2005  |
|
|
= 162
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Sri Lanka: |
49.2 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 162
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Malaysia: |
49.2 %
|
2005  |
|
|
= 168
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Bangladesh: |
48.9 %
|
2005  |
|
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= 168
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Guam: |
48.9 %
|
2005  |
|
|
= 168
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Niger: |
48.9 %
|
2005  |
|
|
= 168
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Tonga: |
48.9 %
|
2005  |
|
|
# 172
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Guinea: |
48.8 %
|
2005  |
|
|
= 173
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French Polynesia: |
48.7 %
|
2005  |
|
|
= 173
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India: |
48.7 %
|
2005  |
|
|
= 175
|
China: |
48.6 %
|
2005  |
|
|
= 175
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New Caledonia: |
48.6 %
|
2005  |
|
|
= 175
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Maldives: |
48.6 %
|
2005  |
|
|
# 178
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Pakistan: |
48.5 %
|
2005  |
|
|
= 179
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Libya: |
48.4 %
|
2005  |
|
|
= 179
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Solomon Islands: |
48.4 %
|
2005  |
|
|
= 179
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Papua New Guinea: |
48.4 %
|
2005  |
|
|
# 182
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Afghanistan: |
48.3 %
|
1989  |
|
|
# 183
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Brunei: |
48.2 %
|
2005  |
|
|
= 184
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Samoa: |
48.1 %
|
2005  |
|
|
= 184
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East Timor: |
48.1 %
|
2005  |
|
|
# 186
|
Jordan: |
48 %
|
2005  |
|
|
# 187
|
Saudi Arabia: |
46 %
|
2005  |
|
|
# 188
|
Oman: |
43.8 %
|
2005  |
|
|
# 189
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Bahrain: |
43.1 %
|
2005  |
|
|
# 190
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Kuwait: |
42.4 %
|
2005  |
|
|
# 191
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Qatar: |
32.6 %
|
2005  |
|
|
# 192
|
United Arab Emirates: |
31.9 %
|
2005  |
|
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Weighted average: |
50.2 %
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DEFINITION: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female.
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