Melanesia vs Western Africa: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate
Melanesia
2.76 % change on previous year
in 2050
Western Africa
2.78 % change on previous year
in 2050
Melanesia rank
5th
Western Africa rank
4th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Melanesia
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 2.78 % change on previous year against 2.76 % change on previous year in Melanesia, a difference of 0.02 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Western Africa ahead.
Melanesia ranks 5th and Western Africa ranks 4th of 21 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 3 and Western Africa in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.66 % change on previous year | 6.59 % change on previous year | 0.0689 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 1960s | 7.8 % change on previous year | 4.94 % change on previous year | 2.86 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 1970s | 5.19 % change on previous year | 5.07 % change on previous year | 0.1187 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 1980s | 3.53 % change on previous year | 5.29 % change on previous year | 1.76 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 1990s | 2.13 % change on previous year | 4.18 % change on previous year | 2.04 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 2.22 % change on previous year | 4.48 % change on previous year | 2.26 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 2.27 % change on previous year | 4.29 % change on previous year | 2.02 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 2.55 % change on previous year | 3.82 % change on previous year | 1.28 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 2030s | 2.89 % change on previous year | 3.38 % change on previous year | 0.4852 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 2040s | 2.89 % change on previous year | 3 % change on previous year | 0.107 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 2050s | 2.76 % change on previous year | 2.78 % change on previous year | 0.0215 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate, Melanesia or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 2.78 % change on previous year against 2.76 % change on previous year in Melanesia as of 2050.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate between Melanesia and Western Africa?
- 0.02 % change on previous year, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Western Africa?
- 100 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2050.
- How do Melanesia and Western Africa rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate?
- Melanesia ranks 5th and Western Africa ranks 4th of 21 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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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.