Eastern Africa vs Melanesia: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual
Eastern Africa
0.4373 % change on previous year
in 2100
Melanesia
0.0607 % change on previous year
in 2100
Eastern Africa rank
2nd
Melanesia rank
5th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual over time
- Eastern Africa
- Melanesia
How they compare
Eastern Africa currently reports 0.4373 % change on previous year against 0.0607 % change on previous year in Melanesia, a difference of 0.3766 % change on previous year.
That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 7.2 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 150 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Eastern Africa ahead.
Eastern Africa ranks 2nd and Melanesia ranks 5th of 28 groups.
Across the 16 decades both report, Eastern Africa averaged higher in 13 and Melanesia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Africa | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.36 % change on previous year | 2.57 % change on previous year | 0.2165 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 1960s | 2.85 % change on previous year | 2.46 % change on previous year | 0.3887 % change on previous year | Eastern Africa |
| 1970s | 2.94 % change on previous year | 2.32 % change on previous year | 0.6232 % change on previous year | Eastern Africa |
| 1980s | 3.05 % change on previous year | 2.19 % change on previous year | 0.8504 % change on previous year | Eastern Africa |
| 1990s | 2.85 % change on previous year | 3.04 % change on previous year | 0.1899 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 2.84 % change on previous year | 2.89 % change on previous year | 0.0483 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 3.02 % change on previous year | 2.41 % change on previous year | 0.6101 % change on previous year | Eastern Africa |
| 2020s | 2.57 % change on previous year | 1.72 % change on previous year | 0.8431 % change on previous year | Eastern Africa |
| 2030s | 2.19 % change on previous year | 1.37 % change on previous year | 0.8144 % change on previous year | Eastern Africa |
| 2040s | 1.82 % change on previous year | 1.09 % change on previous year | 0.7349 % change on previous year | Eastern Africa |
| 2050s | 1.5 % change on previous year | 0.8334 % change on previous year | 0.6702 % change on previous year | Eastern Africa |
| 2060s | 1.22 % change on previous year | 0.6167 % change on previous year | 0.6049 % change on previous year | Eastern Africa |
| 2070s | 0.9622 % change on previous year | 0.4307 % change on previous year | 0.5315 % change on previous year | Eastern Africa |
| 2080s | 0.7285 % change on previous year | 0.2864 % change on previous year | 0.4421 % change on previous year | Eastern Africa |
| 2090s | 0.5308 % change on previous year | 0.1451 % change on previous year | 0.3857 % change on previous year | Eastern Africa |
| 2100s | 0.4373 % change on previous year | 0.0607 % change on previous year | 0.3766 % change on previous year | Eastern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, annual, Eastern Africa or Melanesia?
- Eastern Africa, at 0.4373 % change on previous year against 0.0607 % change on previous year in Melanesia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, annual between Eastern Africa and Melanesia?
- 0.3766 % change on previous year, with Eastern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Melanesia?
- 150 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2100.
- How do Eastern Africa and Melanesia rank globally for population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, annual?
- Eastern Africa ranks 2nd and Melanesia ranks 5th of 28 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, 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. — Total Population - Both sexes. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.