Africa vs Melanesia: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate
Africa
2.68 % change on previous year
in 2050
Melanesia
2.76 % change on previous year
in 2050
Africa rank
6th
Melanesia rank
5th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Africa
- Melanesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 2.76 % change on previous year against 2.68 % change on previous year in Africa, a difference of 0.08 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Melanesia ahead.
Africa ranks 6th and Melanesia ranks 5th of 29 groups.
Across the 11 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 6 and Melanesia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.95 % change on previous year | 6.66 % change on previous year | 1.71 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 1960s | 4.61 % change on previous year | 7.8 % change on previous year | 3.19 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 1970s | 4.53 % change on previous year | 5.19 % change on previous year | 0.6562 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 1980s | 4.52 % change on previous year | 3.53 % change on previous year | 0.9818 % change on previous year | Africa |
| 1990s | 3.74 % change on previous year | 2.13 % change on previous year | 1.6 % change on previous year | Africa |
| 2000s | 3.59 % change on previous year | 2.22 % change on previous year | 1.37 % change on previous year | Africa |
| 2010s | 3.72 % change on previous year | 2.27 % change on previous year | 1.45 % change on previous year | Africa |
| 2020s | 3.46 % change on previous year | 2.55 % change on previous year | 0.9185 % change on previous year | Africa |
| 2030s | 3.19 % change on previous year | 2.89 % change on previous year | 0.2987 % change on previous year | Africa |
| 2040s | 2.88 % change on previous year | 2.89 % change on previous year | 0.0135 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2050s | 2.68 % change on previous year | 2.76 % change on previous year | 0.0842 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate, Africa or Melanesia?
- Melanesia, at 2.76 % change on previous year against 2.68 % change on previous year in Africa as of 2050.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate between Africa and Melanesia?
- 0.08 % change on previous year, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Melanesia?
- 100 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2050.
- How do Africa and Melanesia rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate?
- Africa ranks 6th and Melanesia ranks 5th of 29 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban 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. — Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.