Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Sudan (former): Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate

Democratic Republic of the Congo
0.539 % change on previous year
in 2050
Sudan (former)
2.48 % change on previous year
in 2011
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
4th
Sudan (former) rank
3rd

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

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Sudan (former)
123195120002050

How they compare

Sudan (former) currently reports 2.48 % change on previous year against 0.539 % change on previous year in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 1.94 % change on previous year.

That makes Sudan (former)'s figure about 4.6 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Sudan (former) ahead.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th and Sudan (former) ranks 3rd of 22 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of the Congo averaged higher in 2 and Sudan (former) in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo Sudan (former) Difference Ahead
1950s 1.83 % change on previous year 2.03 % change on previous year 0.1996 % change on previous year Sudan (former)
1960s 2.4 % change on previous year 2.35 % change on previous year 0.0553 % change on previous year Democratic Republic of the Congo
1970s 2.47 % change on previous year 2.86 % change on previous year 0.3883 % change on previous year Sudan (former)
1980s 2.21 % change on previous year 2.22 % change on previous year 0.0122 % change on previous year Sudan (former)
1990s 2.53 % change on previous year 1.98 % change on previous year 0.5566 % change on previous year Democratic Republic of the Congo
2000s 2.33 % change on previous year 2.72 % change on previous year 0.3861 % change on previous year Sudan (former)
2010s 2.49 % change on previous year 2.5 % change on previous year 0.0171 % change on previous year Sudan (former)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Sudan (former)?
Sudan (former), at 2.48 % change on previous year against 0.539 % change on previous year in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2011.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sudan (former)?
1.94 % change on previous year, with Sudan (former) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sudan (former)?
61 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2011.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sudan (former) rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th and Sudan (former) ranks 3rd of 22 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
Last refreshed

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.