Congo vs Cote d'Ivoire: World population growth
Congo
0.7%
in 2100
Cote d'Ivoire
0.8%
in 2100
Congo rank
9th
Cote d'Ivoire rank
7th
World population growth over time
- Congo
- Cote d'Ivoire
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Congo, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Cote d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 9th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 7th of 238 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 6 and Cote d'Ivoire in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Cote d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 1800s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 1900s | -0.8% | 0.6% | 1.4% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1910s | -0.7% | 0.7% | 1.3% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1920s | 0.9% | 1.2% | 0.4% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1930s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.0% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1940s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 1950s | 2.3% | 2.9% | 0.6% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1960s | 2.8% | 3.8% | 1.1% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 2.7% | 4.2% | 1.5% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 3.9% | 1.3% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 3.8% | 1.1% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.4% | 1.1% | Congo |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 0.1% | Congo |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 0.0% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2030s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 2040s | 1.9% | 2.0% | 0.1% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2050s | 1.6% | 1.7% | 0.0% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2060s | 1.4% | 1.5% | 0.0% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2070s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2080s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2090s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2100s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Cote d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Congo or Cote d'Ivoire?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Congo as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Congo and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 0.1%, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Congo and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for world population growth?
- Congo ranks 9th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 7th 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.