Melanesia vs Polynesia: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate
Melanesia
0.3999 % change on previous year
in 2050
Polynesia
-0.3054 % change on previous year
in 2050
Melanesia rank
5th
Polynesia rank
8th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Melanesia
- Polynesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 0.3999 % change on previous year against -0.3054 % change on previous year in Polynesia, a difference of 0.7053 % change on previous year.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.3 times Polynesia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Polynesia ahead.
Melanesia ranks 5th and Polynesia ranks 8th of 22 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 10 and Polynesia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.73 % change on previous year | 1.61 % change on previous year | 0.1181 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 1960s | 1.8 % change on previous year | 2.15 % change on previous year | 0.3503 % change on previous year | Polynesia |
| 1970s | 2.21 % change on previous year | 0.9457 % change on previous year | 1.27 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 1980s | 2.31 % change on previous year | 0.9633 % change on previous year | 1.35 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 1990s | 2.47 % change on previous year | 0.8098 % change on previous year | 1.66 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 2.28 % change on previous year | 0.4903 % change on previous year | 1.79 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 1.93 % change on previous year | 0.5518 % change on previous year | 1.38 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 1.51 % change on previous year | 0.4817 % change on previous year | 1.03 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2030s | 1.05 % change on previous year | 0.3066 % change on previous year | 0.7463 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2040s | 0.6148 % change on previous year | -0.1304 % change on previous year | 0.7453 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2050s | 0.3999 % change on previous year | -0.3054 % change on previous year | 0.7052 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
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 Polynesia?
- Melanesia, at 0.3999 % change on previous year against -0.3054 % change on previous year in Polynesia as of 2050.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate between Melanesia and Polynesia?
- 0.7053 % change on previous year, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Polynesia?
- 100 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2050.
- How do Melanesia and Polynesia rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate?
- Melanesia ranks 5th and Polynesia ranks 8th 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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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.