Guinea-Bissau vs Vanuatu: Population growth rate

Guinea-Bissau
2.2%
in 2023
Vanuatu
2.3%
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
43rd
Vanuatu rank
40th

Population growth rate over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 2.3% against 2.2% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 43rd and Vanuatu ranks 40th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1950s 0.7% 2.2% 1.5% Vanuatu
1960s 0.1% 2.9% 2.8% Vanuatu
1970s 3.5% 3.0% 0.5% Guinea-Bissau
1980s 1.6% 2.5% 0.9% Vanuatu
1990s 2.4% 2.3% 0.1% Guinea-Bissau
2000s 2.4% 2.5% 0.1% Vanuatu
2010s 2.5% 2.3% 0.3% Guinea-Bissau
2020s 2.2% 2.3% 0.1% Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth rate, Guinea-Bissau or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 2.3% against 2.2% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
What is the difference in population growth rate between Guinea-Bissau and Vanuatu?
0.1%, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Vanuatu?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Vanuatu rank globally for population growth rate?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 43rd and Vanuatu ranks 40th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by 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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About this data

Indicator
Population growth rate
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.