Rwanda vs Sao Tome and Principe: World population growth
Rwanda
0.2%
in 2100
Sao Tome and Principe
0.2%
in 2100
Rwanda rank
49th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
47th
World population growth over time
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 42 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Rwanda ranks 49th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 47th of 239 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 13 and Sao Tome and Principe in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1800s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1900s | -0.8% | 3.0% | 3.7% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1910s | -0.5% | 0.8% | 1.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1920s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.6% | Rwanda |
| 1930s | 1.4% | 0.3% | 1.1% | Rwanda |
| 1940s | 1.7% | -0.1% | 1.8% | Rwanda |
| 1950s | 3.4% | 1.1% | 2.3% | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 2.7% | 1.3% | 1.5% | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 2.4% | 0.6% | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 2.2% | 1.0% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.6% | 0.5% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.3% | 0.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 0.6% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 0.2% | Rwanda |
| 2030s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 0.1% | Rwanda |
| 2040s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 0.1% | Rwanda |
| 2050s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.0% | Rwanda |
| 2060s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2070s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2080s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Rwanda |
| 2090s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2100s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Rwanda or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Rwanda as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for world population growth?
- Rwanda ranks 49th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 47th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β 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.