Benin vs Nigeria: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate

Benin
0.3247 % change on previous year
in 2050
Nigeria
0.3624 % change on previous year
in 2050
Benin rank
32nd
Nigeria rank
29th

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

  • Benin
  • Nigeria
0123195120002050

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.3624 % change on previous year against 0.3247 % change on previous year in Benin, a difference of 0.0377 % change on previous year.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Nigeria ahead.

Benin ranks 32nd and Nigeria ranks 29th of 217 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Nigeria Difference Ahead
1950s 0.2433 % change on previous year 1.07 % change on previous year 0.8229 % change on previous year Nigeria
1960s 0.9204 % change on previous year 1.8 % change on previous year 0.8806 % change on previous year Nigeria
1970s 1 % change on previous year 2.19 % change on previous year 1.18 % change on previous year Nigeria
1980s 1.87 % change on previous year 1.66 % change on previous year 0.2111 % change on previous year Benin
1990s 2.6 % change on previous year 1.73 % change on previous year 0.8793 % change on previous year Benin
2000s 2.2 % change on previous year 1.24 % change on previous year 0.9656 % change on previous year Benin
2010s 1.82 % change on previous year 1.02 % change on previous year 0.7989 % change on previous year Benin
2020s 1.42 % change on previous year 0.8546 % change on previous year 0.5655 % change on previous year Benin
2030s 0.968 % change on previous year 0.8422 % change on previous year 0.1258 % change on previous year Benin
2040s 0.5509 % change on previous year 0.5733 % change on previous year 0.0224 % change on previous year Nigeria
2050s 0.3247 % change on previous year 0.3624 % change on previous year 0.0377 % change on previous year Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate, Benin or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.3624 % change on previous year against 0.3247 % change on previous year in Benin as of 2050.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate between Benin and Nigeria?
0.0377 % change on previous year, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Nigeria?
100 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2050.
How do Benin and Nigeria rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate?
Benin ranks 32nd and Nigeria ranks 29th 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
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
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.