Eritrea vs Lower middle income: Rural population, annual growth rate
Eritrea
2.01 % change on previous year
in 2025
Lower middle income
0.5919 % change on previous year
in 2025
Eritrea rank
18th
Lower middle income rank
19th
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Eritrea
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 2.01 % change on previous year against 0.5919 % change on previous year in Lower middle income, a difference of 1.42 % change on previous year.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 3.4 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Eritrea ranks 18th and Lower middle income ranks 19th of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 5 and Lower middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.19 % change on previous year | 2.07 % change on previous year | 0.1209 % change on previous year | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 2.39 % change on previous year | 1.86 % change on previous year | 0.5267 % change on previous year | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 2.01 % change on previous year | 2.11 % change on previous year | 0.102 % change on previous year | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | -0.9868 % change on previous year | 1.82 % change on previous year | 2.81 % change on previous year | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 2.38 % change on previous year | 1.25 % change on previous year | 1.13 % change on previous year | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 1.21 % change on previous year | 0.9487 % change on previous year | 0.2633 % change on previous year | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 1.98 % change on previous year | 0.6328 % change on previous year | 1.35 % change on previous year | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, Eritrea or Lower middle income?
- Eritrea, at 2.01 % change on previous year against 0.5919 % change on previous year in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Eritrea and Lower middle income?
- 1.42 % change on previous year, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Lower middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Lower middle income rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Eritrea ranks 18th and Lower middle income ranks 19th 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.
Individual pages
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.