Equatorial Guinea vs Somalia: World population growth
Equatorial Guinea
0.4%
in 2100
Somalia
0.4%
in 2100
Equatorial Guinea rank
26th
Somalia rank
28th
World population growth over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Somalia
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Somalia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th and Somalia ranks 28th of 238 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 8 and Somalia in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1800s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Somalia |
| 1900s | -0.8% | 0.3% | 1.1% | Somalia |
| 1910s | -0.7% | 0.2% | 0.9% | Somalia |
| 1920s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Somalia |
| 1930s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1940s | 3.5% | 1.3% | 2.2% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1950s | 1.7% | 2.6% | 0.9% | Somalia |
| 1960s | 1.9% | 2.6% | 0.7% | Somalia |
| 1970s | -1.3% | 4.6% | 5.9% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 2.0% | 3.0% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 2.0% | 1.8% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 3.4% | 2.0% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.0% | 0.8% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 3.2% | 0.9% | Somalia |
| 2030s | 2.1% | 2.7% | 0.6% | Somalia |
| 2040s | 1.7% | 2.2% | 0.5% | Somalia |
| 2050s | 1.4% | 1.9% | 0.5% | Somalia |
| 2060s | 1.1% | 1.5% | 0.4% | Somalia |
| 2070s | 0.9% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Somalia |
| 2080s | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Somalia |
| 2090s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Somalia |
| 2100s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Equatorial Guinea or Somalia?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Somalia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Equatorial Guinea and Somalia?
- 0.0%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Somalia?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Somalia rank globally for world population growth?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th and Somalia ranks 28th 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.