Gabon vs Saudi Arabia: World population growth
Gabon
0.6%
in 2100
Saudi Arabia
0.6%
in 2100
Gabon rank
15th
Saudi Arabia rank
14th
World population growth over time
- Gabon
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Gabon, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 14th of 238 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 12 and Saudi Arabia in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.3% | Gabon |
| 1800s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1900s | -0.8% | 0.2% | 1.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1910s | -0.7% | 0.5% | 1.2% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1920s | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1930s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Gabon |
| 1940s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Gabon |
| 1950s | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2.8% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 1.5% | 3.8% | 2.3% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 5.2% | 3.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 5.7% | 3.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 4.2% | 1.6% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 4.5% | 1.6% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.2% | 0.8% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 0.2% | Gabon |
| 2030s | 1.9% | 1.3% | 0.6% | Gabon |
| 2040s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 0.6% | Gabon |
| 2050s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Gabon |
| 2060s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Gabon |
| 2070s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Gabon |
| 2080s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Gabon |
| 2090s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Gabon |
| 2100s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Gabon or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Gabon as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Gabon and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Saudi Arabia?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Gabon and Saudi Arabia rank globally for world population growth?
- Gabon ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 14th 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.