Democratic Republic of Congo vs Saudi Arabia: World population growth
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.7%
in 2100
Saudi Arabia
0.6%
in 2100
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
11th
Saudi Arabia rank
14th
World population growth over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Saudi Arabia ranks 14th of 238 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 13 and Saudi Arabia in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.2% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1800s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1900s | -0.9% | 0.2% | 1.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1910s | -0.7% | 0.5% | 1.2% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1920s | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1930s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1940s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1950s | 2.1% | 3.6% | 1.4% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 2.8% | 3.8% | 1.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 5.2% | 2.4% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 5.7% | 2.6% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 4.2% | 1.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 4.5% | 1.4% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.2% | 1.1% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 1.9% | 1.3% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2030s | 2.7% | 1.3% | 1.4% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2040s | 2.4% | 1.1% | 1.2% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2050s | 2.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2060s | 1.7% | 0.9% | 0.8% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2070s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2080s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2090s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2100s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Democratic Republic of Congo or Saudi Arabia?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Saudi Arabia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Democratic Republic of Congo and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.1%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Saudi Arabia?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Saudi Arabia rank globally for world population growth?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Saudi Arabia ranks 14th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.