Aruba vs South Africa: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate

Aruba
-1.25 % change on previous year
in 2050
South Africa
-1.23 % change on previous year
in 2050
Aruba rank
124th
South Africa rank
122nd

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate over time

  • Aruba
  • South Africa
-202468195120002050

How they compare

South Africa currently reports -1.23 % change on previous year against -1.25 % change on previous year in Aruba, a difference of 0.02 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1951 it was South Africa ahead.

Aruba ranks 124th and South Africa ranks 122nd of 217 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Aruba South Africa Difference Ahead
1950s 3.69 % change on previous year 1.69 % change on previous year 1.99 % change on previous year Aruba
1960s 1.16 % change on previous year 2.41 % change on previous year 1.26 % change on previous year South Africa
1970s 0.2432 % change on previous year 2.58 % change on previous year 2.33 % change on previous year South Africa
1980s 0.2092 % change on previous year 1.75 % change on previous year 1.54 % change on previous year South Africa
1990s 4.51 % change on previous year 0.9794 % change on previous year 3.53 % change on previous year Aruba
2000s 2.01 % change on previous year -0.057 % change on previous year 2.07 % change on previous year Aruba
2010s 0.4224 % change on previous year -0.1462 % change on previous year 0.5686 % change on previous year Aruba
2020s -0.1228 % change on previous year -0.5829 % change on previous year 0.4601 % change on previous year Aruba
2030s -0.7127 % change on previous year -0.8808 % change on previous year 0.1682 % change on previous year Aruba
2040s -1.16 % change on previous year -1.1 % change on previous year 0.0638 % change on previous year South Africa
2050s -1.25 % change on previous year -1.23 % change on previous year 0.0181 % change on previous year South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate, Aruba or South Africa?
South Africa, at -1.23 % change on previous year against -1.25 % change on previous year in Aruba as of 2050.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate between Aruba and South Africa?
0.02 % change on previous year, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and South Africa?
100 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2050.
How do Aruba and South Africa rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate?
Aruba ranks 124th and South Africa ranks 122nd of 217 countries.
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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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
268 places, 24,470 data points, 1951–2050
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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.