Eritrea vs Sao Tome and Principe: Population growth rate

Eritrea
0.264
in 2100
Sao Tome and Principe
0.248
in 2100
Eritrea rank
44th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
46th

Population growth rate over time

  • Eritrea
  • Sao Tome and Principe
-15-10-50510170019002100

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 0.264 against 0.248 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.016.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 39 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Eritrea ranks 44th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 46th of 232 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 14 and Sao Tome and Principe in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1700s 0.1054 0.223 0.1177 Sao Tome and Principe
1800s 0.1421 0.4612 0.3191 Sao Tome and Principe
1900s -0.0212 2.97 3 Sao Tome and Principe
1910s 0.0569 0.7956 0.7387 Sao Tome and Principe
1920s 0.8768 0.3259 0.551 Eritrea
1930s 0.8558 0.3214 0.5344 Eritrea
1940s 1.28 -0.097 1.38 Eritrea
1950s 1.72 1.13 0.5923 Eritrea
1960s 2.44 1.26 1.18 Eritrea
1970s 2.55 2.38 0.1679 Eritrea
1980s 2.38 2.2 0.1791 Eritrea
1990s 1.05 1.65 0.5968 Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 2.66 2.28 0.3831 Eritrea
2010s 1.13 1.78 0.6552 Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 1.94 1.98 0.0398 Sao Tome and Principe
2030s 1.97 1.78 0.1879 Eritrea
2040s 1.59 1.47 0.1258 Eritrea
2050s 1.3 1.2 0.0954 Eritrea
2060s 1.06 0.9998 0.0648 Eritrea
2070s 0.7774 0.7578 0.0196 Eritrea
2080s 0.5332 0.5437 0.0105 Sao Tome and Principe
2090s 0.3233 0.3538 0.0305 Sao Tome and Principe
2100s 0.264 0.248 0.016 Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth rate, Eritrea or Sao Tome and Principe?
Eritrea, at 0.264 against 0.248 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2100.
What is the difference in population growth rate between Eritrea and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.016, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sao Tome and Principe?
163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
How do Eritrea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for population growth rate?
Eritrea ranks 44th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 46th of 232 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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