Melanesia vs Western Africa: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual
Melanesia
0.0607 % change on previous year
in 2100
Western Africa
0.2192 % change on previous year
in 2100
Melanesia rank
5th
Western Africa rank
8th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual over time
- Melanesia
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 0.2192 % change on previous year against 0.0607 % change on previous year in Melanesia, a difference of 0.1585 % change on previous year.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 3.6 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 150 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Melanesia ahead.
Melanesia ranks 5th and Western Africa ranks 8th of 22 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 4 and Western Africa in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.57 % change on previous year | 1.99 % change on previous year | 0.5869 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 1960s | 2.46 % change on previous year | 2.24 % change on previous year | 0.2183 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 1970s | 2.32 % change on previous year | 2.68 % change on previous year | 0.3658 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 1980s | 2.19 % change on previous year | 2.83 % change on previous year | 0.6326 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 1990s | 3.04 % change on previous year | 2.71 % change on previous year | 0.3273 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 2.89 % change on previous year | 2.82 % change on previous year | 0.0697 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 2.41 % change on previous year | 2.69 % change on previous year | 0.2849 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 1.72 % change on previous year | 2.26 % change on previous year | 0.5377 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 2030s | 1.37 % change on previous year | 1.96 % change on previous year | 0.5882 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 2040s | 1.09 % change on previous year | 1.61 % change on previous year | 0.5206 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 2050s | 0.8334 % change on previous year | 1.29 % change on previous year | 0.4537 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 2060s | 0.6167 % change on previous year | 1.02 % change on previous year | 0.401 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 2070s | 0.4307 % change on previous year | 0.7602 % change on previous year | 0.3296 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 2080s | 0.2864 % change on previous year | 0.516 % change on previous year | 0.2296 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 2090s | 0.1451 % change on previous year | 0.3121 % change on previous year | 0.167 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 2100s | 0.0607 % change on previous year | 0.2192 % change on previous year | 0.1585 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, annual, Melanesia or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 0.2192 % 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 Melanesia and Western Africa?
- 0.1585 % change on previous year, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Western Africa?
- 150 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2100.
- How do Melanesia and Western Africa rank globally for population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, annual?
- Melanesia ranks 5th and Western Africa ranks 8th of 22 countries.
- 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.