Kiribati vs Tonga: Population growth rate

Kiribati
-0.006
in 2100
Tonga
-0.013
in 2100
Kiribati rank
79th
Tonga rank
81st

Population growth rate over time

  • Kiribati
  • Tonga
-10123170019002100

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports -0.006 against -0.013 in Tonga, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 161 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Tonga ahead.

Kiribati ranks 79th and Tonga ranks 81st of 239 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 13 and Tonga in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Tonga Difference Ahead
1900s 0.6474 1.15 0.5002 Tonga
1910s 0.644 1.12 0.4737 Tonga
1920s 0.4821 1.29 0.8062 Tonga
1930s 0.4827 1.56 1.08 Tonga
1940s 0.4822 2.56 2.08 Tonga
1950s 2.18 2.85 0.6747 Tonga
1960s 2.01 2.48 0.4794 Tonga
1970s 0.6354 1.55 0.9157 Tonga
1980s 1.99 0.1928 1.8 Kiribati
1990s 1.71 0.2757 1.44 Kiribati
2000s 2.03 0.4689 1.56 Kiribati
2010s 1.49 -0.1488 1.63 Kiribati
2020s 1.51 -0.3408 1.85 Kiribati
2030s 1.21 0.0293 1.18 Kiribati
2040s 1.04 0.2526 0.7884 Kiribati
2050s 0.798 0.2144 0.5836 Kiribati
2060s 0.5501 0.3179 0.2322 Kiribati
2070s 0.3665 0.342 0.0245 Kiribati
2080s 0.2376 0.2088 0.0288 Kiribati
2090s 0.0762 0.0663 0.0099 Kiribati
2100s -0.006 -0.013 0.007 Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth rate, Kiribati or Tonga?
Kiribati, at -0.006 against -0.013 in Tonga as of 2100.
What is the difference in population growth rate between Kiribati and Tonga?
0.007, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Tonga?
161 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2100.
How do Kiribati and Tonga rank globally for population growth rate?
Kiribati ranks 79th and Tonga ranks 81st of 239 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
Last refreshed