Rwanda vs Solomon Islands: World population growth
Rwanda
0.2%
in 2100
Solomon Islands
0.2%
in 2100
Rwanda rank
48th
Solomon Islands rank
50th
World population growth over time
- Rwanda
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Solomon Islands's.
The two have swapped places 45 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Rwanda ranks 48th and Solomon Islands ranks 50th of 238 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 14 and Solomon Islands in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Solomon Islands |
| 1800s | 0.1% | 1.1% | 1.0% | Solomon Islands |
| 1900s | -0.8% | 1.0% | 1.8% | Solomon Islands |
| 1910s | -0.5% | 0.3% | 0.9% | Solomon Islands |
| 1920s | 0.9% | -3.3% | 4.2% | Rwanda |
| 1930s | 1.4% | -1.4% | 2.8% | Rwanda |
| 1940s | 1.7% | 0.8% | 0.8% | Rwanda |
| 1950s | 3.4% | 2.5% | 0.9% | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 0.4% | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 0.0% | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 3.3% | 0.1% | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 2.9% | 1.8% | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 0.4% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 3.4% | 1.0% | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.3% | 0.2% | Solomon Islands |
| 2030s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 0.1% | Solomon Islands |
| 2040s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Rwanda |
| 2050s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Rwanda |
| 2060s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Rwanda |
| 2070s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Rwanda |
| 2080s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Rwanda |
| 2090s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Rwanda |
| 2100s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Rwanda or Solomon Islands?
- Rwanda, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Solomon Islands as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Rwanda and Solomon Islands?
- 0.0%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Solomon Islands?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Rwanda and Solomon Islands rank globally for world population growth?
- Rwanda ranks 48th and Solomon Islands ranks 50th 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.