Equatorial Guinea vs World: Rural population, annual growth rate
Equatorial Guinea
1.64 % change on previous year
in 2025
World
0.2984 % change on previous year
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
31st
World rank
28th
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- World
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 1.64 % change on previous year against 0.2984 % change on previous year in World, a difference of 1.34 % change on previous year.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 5.5 times World's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 31st and World ranks 28th of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 5 and World in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.98 % change on previous year | 1.63 % change on previous year | 0.3495 % change on previous year | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | -1.41 % change on previous year | 1.45 % change on previous year | 2.86 % change on previous year | World |
| 1980s | 3.97 % change on previous year | 1.19 % change on previous year | 2.79 % change on previous year | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 2.99 % change on previous year | 0.8971 % change on previous year | 2.09 % change on previous year | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 3.28 % change on previous year | 0.2984 % change on previous year | 2.98 % change on previous year | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | -1.13 % change on previous year | 0.1417 % change on previous year | 1.27 % change on previous year | World |
| 2020s | 1.66 % change on previous year | 0.2615 % change on previous year | 1.4 % change on previous year | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, Equatorial Guinea or World?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 1.64 % change on previous year against 0.2984 % change on previous year in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Equatorial Guinea and World?
- 1.34 % change on previous year, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and World?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and World rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 31st and World ranks 28th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, annual 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 year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.