Equatorial Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Natural population growth rate
Equatorial Guinea
2.2%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
2.2%
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
39th
Sierra Leone rank
37th
Natural population growth rate over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 2.2% against 2.2% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 39th and Sierra Leone ranks 37th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 0.3% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1960s | 1.8% | 1.9% | 0.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 1.7% | 2.2% | 0.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 0.3% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 2.4% | 0.4% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 0.2% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 0.1% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.3% | 0.0% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate, Equatorial Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 2.2% against 2.2% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for natural population growth rate?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 39th and Sierra Leone ranks 37th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.