Afghanistan vs Madagascar: Population growth rate

Afghanistan
0.424
in 2100
Madagascar
0.436
in 2100
Afghanistan rank
29th
Madagascar rank
28th

Population growth rate over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Madagascar
-10010170019002100

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.436 against 0.424 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.012.

The two have swapped places 24 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Madagascar ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 29th and Madagascar ranks 28th of 239 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 13 and Madagascar in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Madagascar Difference Ahead
1700s 0 0.1625 0.1625 Madagascar
1800s 0.1124 0.3882 0.2758 Madagascar
1900s 0.9939 -0.6021 1.6 Afghanistan
1910s 5.52 -0.3721 5.89 Afghanistan
1920s -1.64 0.9846 2.63 Madagascar
1930s -1.67 1.42 3.09 Madagascar
1940s 1.07 1.67 0.5999 Madagascar
1950s 1.47 2.56 1.09 Madagascar
1960s 2.2 2.65 0.4521 Madagascar
1970s 1.97 2.99 1.03 Madagascar
1980s -1.17 2.92 4.09 Madagascar
1990s 5.17 3.14 2.03 Afghanistan
2000s 3.2 2.96 0.2402 Afghanistan
2010s 3.2 2.68 0.5224 Afghanistan
2020s 2.51 2.39 0.1185 Afghanistan
2030s 2.38 2.02 0.3562 Afghanistan
2040s 1.96 1.72 0.2456 Afghanistan
2050s 1.63 1.44 0.1855 Afghanistan
2060s 1.36 1.18 0.1801 Afghanistan
2070s 1.05 0.9248 0.1271 Afghanistan
2080s 0.7359 0.71 0.0259 Afghanistan
2090s 0.5593 0.5316 0.0277 Afghanistan
2100s 0.424 0.436 0.012 Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth rate, Afghanistan or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 0.436 against 0.424 in Afghanistan as of 2100.
What is the difference in population growth rate between Afghanistan and Madagascar?
0.012, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Madagascar?
163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
How do Afghanistan and Madagascar rank globally for population growth rate?
Afghanistan ranks 29th and Madagascar ranks 28th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population growth rate
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 38,302 data points, 1700–2100
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