Melanesia vs Pacific Islands Trust Territory: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate

Melanesia
0.3999 % change on previous year
in 2050
Pacific Islands Trust Territory
2.47 % change on previous year
in 1990
Melanesia rank
5th
Pacific Islands Trust Territory rank
4th

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

  • Melanesia
  • Pacific Islands Trust Territory
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How they compare

Pacific Islands Trust Territory currently reports 2.47 % change on previous year against 0.3999 % change on previous year in Melanesia, a difference of 2.07 % change on previous year.

That makes Pacific Islands Trust Territory's figure about 6.2 times Melanesia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Pacific Islands Trust Territory ahead.

Melanesia ranks 5th and Pacific Islands Trust Territory ranks 4th of 22 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 1 and Pacific Islands Trust Territory in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Melanesia Pacific Islands Trust Territory Difference Ahead
1950s 1.73 % change on previous year 2.12 % change on previous year 0.3893 % change on previous year Pacific Islands Trust Territory
1960s 1.8 % change on previous year 2.06 % change on previous year 0.2586 % change on previous year Pacific Islands Trust Territory
1970s 2.21 % change on previous year 1.08 % change on previous year 1.14 % change on previous year Melanesia
1980s 2.31 % change on previous year 2.92 % change on previous year 0.61 % change on previous year Pacific Islands Trust Territory
1990s 2.02 % change on previous year 2.47 % change on previous year 0.4498 % change on previous year Pacific Islands Trust Territory

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate, Melanesia or Pacific Islands Trust Territory?
Pacific Islands Trust Territory, at 2.47 % change on previous year against 0.3999 % change on previous year in Melanesia as of 1990.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate between Melanesia and Pacific Islands Trust Territory?
2.07 % change on previous year, with Pacific Islands Trust Territory ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Pacific Islands Trust Territory?
40 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 1990.
How do Melanesia and Pacific Islands Trust Territory rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate?
Melanesia ranks 5th and Pacific Islands Trust Territory ranks 4th 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
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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.