Rwanda vs Tuvalu: World population growth
Rwanda
0.2%
in 2100
Tuvalu
0.2%
in 2100
Rwanda rank
49th
Tuvalu rank
50th
World population growth over time
- Rwanda
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 161 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Rwanda ranks 49th and Tuvalu ranks 50th of 239 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 19 and Tuvalu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.8% | 0.5% | 1.3% | Tuvalu |
| 1910s | -0.5% | 0.5% | 1.0% | Tuvalu |
| 1920s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Rwanda |
| 1930s | 1.4% | 0.5% | 0.9% | Rwanda |
| 1940s | 1.7% | 0.5% | 1.2% | Rwanda |
| 1950s | 3.4% | 1.8% | 1.6% | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 2.7% | 0.1% | 2.6% | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 2.5% | 0.4% | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 1.8% | 1.4% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.0% | 1.2% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 2.4% | -0.0% | 2.4% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 2.1% | -1.5% | 3.6% | Rwanda |
| 2030s | 1.9% | 0.1% | 1.8% | Rwanda |
| 2040s | 1.6% | 0.7% | 0.9% | Rwanda |
| 2050s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Rwanda |
| 2060s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Rwanda |
| 2070s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Rwanda |
| 2080s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Rwanda |
| 2090s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 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 Tuvalu?
- Rwanda, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Tuvalu as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Rwanda and Tuvalu?
- 0.0%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Tuvalu?
- 161 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2100.
- How do Rwanda and Tuvalu rank globally for world population growth?
- Rwanda ranks 49th and Tuvalu ranks 50th of 239 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.