Timor-Leste vs Western Africa: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate

Timor-Leste
0.7271 % change on previous year
in 2050
Western Africa
0.6577 % change on previous year
in 2050
Timor-Leste rank
2nd
Western Africa rank
1st

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

  • Timor-Leste
  • Western Africa
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How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 0.7271 % change on previous year against 0.6577 % change on previous year in Western Africa, a difference of 0.0694 % change on previous year.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 times Western Africa's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Timor-Leste ahead.

Timor-Leste ranks 2nd and Western Africa ranks 1st of 22 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Timor-Leste averaged higher in 7 and Western Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Timor-Leste Western Africa Difference Ahead
1950s 1.38 % change on previous year 1.22 % change on previous year 0.1668 % change on previous year Timor-Leste
1960s 1.59 % change on previous year 1.69 % change on previous year 0.0968 % change on previous year Western Africa
1970s -0.3106 % change on previous year 1.95 % change on previous year 2.26 % change on previous year Western Africa
1980s 1.55 % change on previous year 1.88 % change on previous year 0.336 % change on previous year Western Africa
1990s 1.22 % change on previous year 2.02 % change on previous year 0.7981 % change on previous year Western Africa
2000s 1.91 % change on previous year 1.66 % change on previous year 0.25 % change on previous year Timor-Leste
2010s 1.65 % change on previous year 1.54 % change on previous year 0.1073 % change on previous year Timor-Leste
2020s 1.54 % change on previous year 1.35 % change on previous year 0.1967 % change on previous year Timor-Leste
2030s 1.27 % change on previous year 1.18 % change on previous year 0.0896 % change on previous year Timor-Leste
2040s 0.9085 % change on previous year 0.8656 % change on previous year 0.0429 % change on previous year Timor-Leste
2050s 0.7271 % change on previous year 0.6577 % change on previous year 0.0694 % change on previous year Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate, Timor-Leste or Western Africa?
Timor-Leste, at 0.7271 % change on previous year against 0.6577 % change on previous year in Western Africa as of 2050.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate between Timor-Leste and Western Africa?
0.0694 % change on previous year, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and Western Africa?
100 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2050.
How do Timor-Leste and Western Africa rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate?
Timor-Leste ranks 2nd and Western Africa ranks 1st 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.