Finland vs Seychelles: World population growth
Finland
-0.4%
in 2100
Seychelles
-0.4%
in 2100
Finland rank
138th
Seychelles rank
137th
World population growth over time
- Finland
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports -0.4% against -0.4% in Finland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 161 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Seychelles ahead.
Finland ranks 138th and Seychelles ranks 137th of 239 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 6 and Seychelles in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1.0% | 2.0% | 1.0% | Seychelles |
| 1910s | 0.8% | 1.3% | 0.6% | Seychelles |
| 1920s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 1930s | 0.8% | 1.4% | 0.6% | Seychelles |
| 1940s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 1950s | 1.0% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Seychelles |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 2.3% | 1.8% | Seychelles |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 2.1% | 1.7% | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 1.1% | 0.7% | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 1.2% | 0.8% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 1.3% | 1.0% | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 2.3% | 2.0% | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 1.6% | 1.5% | Seychelles |
| 2030s | -0.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Seychelles |
| 2040s | -0.2% | -0.0% | 0.2% | Seychelles |
| 2050s | -0.3% | -0.2% | 0.1% | Seychelles |
| 2060s | -0.3% | -0.4% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 2070s | -0.3% | -0.5% | 0.2% | Finland |
| 2080s | -0.3% | -0.5% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 2090s | -0.3% | -0.4% | 0.0% | Finland |
| 2100s | -0.4% | -0.4% | 0.0% | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Finland or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at -0.4% against -0.4% in Finland as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Finland and Seychelles?
- 0.0%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Seychelles?
- 161 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2100.
- How do Finland and Seychelles rank globally for world population growth?
- Finland ranks 138th and Seychelles ranks 137th 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.