Africa vs Melanesia: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate
Africa
0.4458 % change on previous year
in 2050
Melanesia
0.3999 % change on previous year
in 2050
Africa rank
4th
Melanesia rank
5th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Africa
- Melanesia
How they compare
Africa currently reports 0.4458 % change on previous year against 0.3999 % change on previous year in Melanesia, a difference of 0.0459 % change on previous year.
That makes Africa's figure about 1.1 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Africa ahead.
Africa ranks 4th and Melanesia ranks 5th of 29 groups.
Across the 11 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 4 and Melanesia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.69 % change on previous year | 1.73 % change on previous year | 0.0387 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 1960s | 2 % change on previous year | 1.8 % change on previous year | 0.2006 % change on previous year | Africa |
| 1970s | 2.14 % change on previous year | 2.21 % change on previous year | 0.0735 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 1980s | 2.18 % change on previous year | 2.31 % change on previous year | 0.1384 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 1990s | 2.04 % change on previous year | 2.47 % change on previous year | 0.4283 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 1.9 % change on previous year | 2.28 % change on previous year | 0.3766 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 1.81 % change on previous year | 1.93 % change on previous year | 0.1185 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 1.45 % change on previous year | 1.51 % change on previous year | 0.0658 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2030s | 1.07 % change on previous year | 1.05 % change on previous year | 0.022 % change on previous year | Africa |
| 2040s | 0.6745 % change on previous year | 0.6148 % change on previous year | 0.0597 % change on previous year | Africa |
| 2050s | 0.4458 % change on previous year | 0.3999 % change on previous year | 0.046 % change on previous year | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate, Africa or Melanesia?
- Africa, at 0.4458 % change on previous year against 0.3999 % change on previous year in Melanesia as of 2050.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate between Africa and Melanesia?
- 0.0459 % change on previous year, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Melanesia?
- 100 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2050.
- How do Africa and Melanesia rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate?
- Africa ranks 4th and Melanesia ranks 5th of 29 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.