Timor-Leste vs Western Africa: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate

Timor-Leste
2.55 % change on previous year
in 2050
Western Africa
2.78 % change on previous year
in 2050
Timor-Leste rank
6th
Western Africa rank
4th

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

  • Timor-Leste
  • Western Africa
-20246195120002050

How they compare

Western Africa currently reports 2.78 % change on previous year against 2.55 % change on previous year in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.23 % change on previous year.

That makes Western Africa's figure about 1.1 times Timor-Leste's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Western Africa ahead.

Timor-Leste ranks 6th and Western Africa ranks 4th of 21 countries.

Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Timor-Leste Western Africa Difference Ahead
1950s 1.61 % change on previous year 6.59 % change on previous year 4.98 % change on previous year Western Africa
1960s 4.16 % change on previous year 4.94 % change on previous year 0.7805 % change on previous year Western Africa
1970s 2.61 % change on previous year 5.07 % change on previous year 2.46 % change on previous year Western Africa
1980s 4.52 % change on previous year 5.29 % change on previous year 0.7744 % change on previous year Western Africa
1990s 3.33 % change on previous year 4.18 % change on previous year 0.8493 % change on previous year Western Africa
2000s 3.78 % change on previous year 4.48 % change on previous year 0.6996 % change on previous year Western Africa
2010s 3.42 % change on previous year 4.29 % change on previous year 0.8706 % change on previous year Western Africa
2020s 3.34 % change on previous year 3.82 % change on previous year 0.4823 % change on previous year Western Africa
2030s 3.09 % change on previous year 3.38 % change on previous year 0.2849 % change on previous year Western Africa
2040s 2.74 % change on previous year 3 % change on previous year 0.261 % change on previous year Western Africa
2050s 2.55 % change on previous year 2.78 % change on previous year 0.2342 % 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, Timor-Leste or Western Africa?
Western Africa, at 2.78 % change on previous year against 2.55 % change on previous year in Timor-Leste as of 2050.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate between Timor-Leste and Western Africa?
0.23 % change on previous year, with Western Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and Western Africa?
100 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2050.
How do Timor-Leste and Western Africa rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate?
Timor-Leste ranks 6th 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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Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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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.