New Zealand vs Western Sahara: Population growth rate

New Zealand
-0.077
in 2100
Western Sahara
-0.109
in 2100
New Zealand rank
89th
Western Sahara rank
91st

Population growth rate over time

  • New Zealand
  • Western Sahara
-30-20-1001020170019002100

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports -0.077 against -0.109 in Western Sahara, a difference of 0.032.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 158 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Western Sahara ahead.

New Zealand ranks 89th and Western Sahara ranks 91st of 232 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and Western Sahara in 19.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Western Sahara Difference Ahead
1700s 0.3567 0.4048 0.0481 Western Sahara
1800s -1.78 0.027 1.81 Western Sahara
1900s 2.2 0.2037 2 New Zealand
1910s 2.22 0.1997 2.02 New Zealand
1920s 1.77 6.93 5.16 Western Sahara
1930s 1.47 6.93 5.47 Western Sahara
1940s 1.17 6.93 5.76 Western Sahara
1950s 2.19 8.58 6.39 Western Sahara
1960s 1.73 7.94 6.21 Western Sahara
1970s 1.15 5.52 4.38 Western Sahara
1980s 0.6268 4.55 3.92 Western Sahara
1990s 1.4 4.07 2.67 Western Sahara
2000s 1.18 4.16 2.98 Western Sahara
2010s 1.52 3.03 1.52 Western Sahara
2020s 0.6868 1.66 0.9726 Western Sahara
2030s 0.3885 1.13 0.7367 Western Sahara
2040s 0.249 0.7431 0.4941 Western Sahara
2050s 0.1411 0.4272 0.2861 Western Sahara
2060s 0.0466 0.1823 0.1357 Western Sahara
2070s 0.0121 0.1017 0.0896 Western Sahara
2080s -0.0491 0.0521 0.1012 Western Sahara
2090s -0.0389 -0.0578 0.0189 New Zealand
2100s -0.077 -0.109 0.032 New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth rate, New Zealand or Western Sahara?
New Zealand, at -0.077 against -0.109 in Western Sahara as of 2100.
What is the difference in population growth rate between New Zealand and Western Sahara?
0.032, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Western Sahara?
158 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
How do New Zealand and Western Sahara rank globally for population growth rate?
New Zealand ranks 89th and Western Sahara ranks 91st 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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