Nigeria vs Small island developing States: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population

Nigeria
2.22 Percent per annum
in 2030
Small island developing States
0.7665 Percent per annum
in 2030
Nigeria rank
21st
Small island developing States rank
20th

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population over time

  • Nigeria
  • Small island developing States
11.522.53199020102030

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 2.22 Percent per annum against 0.7665 Percent per annum in Small island developing States, a difference of 1.45 Percent per annum.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.9 times Small island developing States's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 21st and Small island developing States ranks 20th of 170 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Small island developing States Difference Ahead
1990s 2.58 Percent per annum 1.64 Percent per annum 0.9446 Percent per annum Nigeria
2000s 2.72 Percent per annum 1.43 Percent per annum 1.3 Percent per annum Nigeria
2010s 2.64 Percent per annum 1.23 Percent per annum 1.41 Percent per annum Nigeria
2020s 2.38 Percent per annum 0.8822 Percent per annum 1.5 Percent per annum Nigeria
2030s 2.22 Percent per annum 0.7665 Percent per annum 1.46 Percent per annum Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population, Nigeria or Small island developing States?
Nigeria, at 2.22 Percent per annum against 0.7665 Percent per annum in Small island developing States as of 2030.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population between Nigeria and Small island developing States?
1.45 Percent per annum, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Small island developing States?
40 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2030.
How do Nigeria and Small island developing States rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population?
Nigeria ranks 21st and Small island developing States ranks 20th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population growth rate — Growth rate of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population growth rate — Growth rate of population
Unit
Percent per annum
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
245 places, 9,971 data points, 1990–2030
Last refreshed

The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 3 shows the full time series of annual population growth, up to present, and including projected population growth over the next five years according the medium fertility variant scenario in the World Population Prospects 2022 from the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs.