Eritrea vs Vatican: World population growth
Eritrea
0.3%
in 2100
Vatican
0.3%
in 2100
Eritrea rank
45th
Vatican rank
42nd
World population growth over time
- Eritrea
- Vatican
How they compare
Vatican currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Vatican's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 161 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Vatican ahead.
Eritrea ranks 45th and Vatican ranks 42nd of 239 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 13 and Vatican in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Vatican |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Eritrea |
| 1920s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.9% | Eritrea |
| 1930s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.9% | Eritrea |
| 1940s | 1.3% | 0.0% | 1.3% | Eritrea |
| 1950s | 1.7% | 0.5% | 1.2% | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 2.4% | -2.1% | 4.5% | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 2.6% | -0.1% | 2.6% | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 2.4% | -0.2% | 2.6% | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 1.1% | -0.4% | 1.5% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 2.7% | -1.1% | 3.7% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 1.1% | -1.6% | 2.7% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 1.9% | -0.1% | 2.0% | Eritrea |
| 2030s | 2.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | Eritrea |
| 2040s | 1.6% | 2.0% | 0.4% | Vatican |
| 2050s | 1.3% | 1.7% | 0.4% | Vatican |
| 2060s | 1.1% | 1.6% | 0.5% | Vatican |
| 2070s | 0.8% | 1.4% | 0.6% | Vatican |
| 2080s | 0.5% | 1.1% | 0.6% | Vatican |
| 2090s | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Vatican |
| 2100s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Vatican |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Eritrea or Vatican?
- Vatican, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Eritrea as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Eritrea and Vatican?
- 0.0%, with Vatican ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Vatican?
- 161 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2100.
- How do Eritrea and Vatican rank globally for world population growth?
- Eritrea ranks 45th and Vatican ranks 42nd of 239 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.