Eritrea vs Pacific island small states: Rural population, annual growth rate
Eritrea
2.01 % change on previous year
in 2025
Pacific island small states
0.6872 % change on previous year
in 2025
Eritrea rank
18th
Pacific island small states rank
18th
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Eritrea
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 2.01 % change on previous year against 0.6872 % change on previous year in Pacific island small states, a difference of 1.32 % change on previous year.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 2.9 times Pacific island small states's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 18th and Pacific island small states ranks 18th of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 6 and Pacific island small states in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.19 % change on previous year | 1.73 % change on previous year | 0.4576 % change on previous year | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 2.39 % change on previous year | 1.73 % change on previous year | 0.6631 % change on previous year | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 2.01 % change on previous year | 1.74 % change on previous year | 0.2617 % change on previous year | Eritrea |
| 1990s | -0.9868 % change on previous year | 0.921 % change on previous year | 1.91 % change on previous year | Pacific island small states |
| 2000s | 2.38 % change on previous year | 0.7633 % change on previous year | 1.61 % change on previous year | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 1.21 % change on previous year | 0.8725 % change on previous year | 0.3395 % change on previous year | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 1.98 % change on previous year | 0.7275 % change on previous year | 1.26 % 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 Pacific island small states?
- Eritrea, at 2.01 % change on previous year against 0.6872 % change on previous year in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Eritrea and Pacific island small states?
- 1.32 % change on previous year, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Pacific island small states?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Pacific island small states rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Eritrea ranks 18th and Pacific island small states ranks 18th 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.