Ethiopia PDR vs Middle Africa: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate

Ethiopia PDR
5.47 % change on previous year
in 1992
Middle Africa
2.89 % change on previous year
in 2050
Ethiopia PDR rank
1st
Middle Africa rank
3rd

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

  • Ethiopia PDR
  • Middle Africa
0246195120002050

How they compare

Ethiopia PDR currently reports 5.47 % change on previous year against 2.89 % change on previous year in Middle Africa, a difference of 2.58 % change on previous year.

That makes Ethiopia PDR's figure about 1.9 times Middle Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Ethiopia PDR ahead.

Ethiopia PDR ranks 1st and Middle Africa ranks 3rd of 225 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia PDR averaged higher in 4 and Middle Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia PDR Middle Africa Difference Ahead
1950s 5.47 % change on previous year 4.46 % change on previous year 1.01 % change on previous year Ethiopia PDR
1960s 5.61 % change on previous year 4.66 % change on previous year 0.946 % change on previous year Ethiopia PDR
1970s 4.24 % change on previous year 5.27 % change on previous year 1.03 % change on previous year Middle Africa
1980s 5.04 % change on previous year 4.87 % change on previous year 0.1613 % change on previous year Ethiopia PDR
1990s 5.48 % change on previous year 5.16 % change on previous year 0.3228 % change on previous year Ethiopia PDR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate, Ethiopia PDR or Middle Africa?
Ethiopia PDR, at 5.47 % change on previous year against 2.89 % change on previous year in Middle Africa as of 1992.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate between Ethiopia PDR and Middle Africa?
2.58 % change on previous year, with Ethiopia PDR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia PDR and Middle Africa?
42 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 1992.
How do Ethiopia PDR and Middle Africa rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate?
Ethiopia PDR ranks 1st and Middle Africa ranks 3rd of 225 countries.
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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Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
275 places, 25,267 data points, 1951–2050
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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.