Marshall Islands vs Vatican: Population growth rate
Marshall Islands
-3.3%
in 2023
Vatican
-1.8%
in 2023
Marshall Islands rank
234th
Vatican rank
231st
Population growth rate over time
- Marshall Islands
- Vatican
How they compare
Vatican currently reports -1.8% against -3.3% in Marshall Islands, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 234th and Vatican ranks 231st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 6 and Vatican in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.6% | Marshall Islands |
| 1960s | 4.2% | -2.1% | 6.3% | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 3.2% | -0.1% | 3.2% | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | 3.8% | -0.2% | 4.0% | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 1.3% | -0.4% | 1.8% | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 0.3% | -1.1% | 1.4% | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | -1.8% | -1.6% | 0.2% | Vatican |
| 2020s | -3.2% | -2.0% | 1.2% | Vatican |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth rate, Marshall Islands or Vatican?
- Vatican, at -1.8% against -3.3% in Marshall Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population growth rate between Marshall Islands and Vatican?
- 1.5%, with Vatican ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Vatican?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Marshall Islands and Vatican rank globally for population growth rate?
- Marshall Islands ranks 234th and Vatican ranks 231st 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
The annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.