Eswatini vs India: Rural population, annual growth rate
Eswatini
0.4281 % change on previous year
in 2025
India
0.4067 % change on previous year
in 2025
Eswatini rank
88th
India rank
90th
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Eswatini
- India
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 0.4281 % change on previous year against 0.4067 % change on previous year in India, a difference of 0.0214 % change on previous year.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
Eswatini ranks 88th and India ranks 90th of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 4 and India in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.83 % change on previous year | 2.06 % change on previous year | 0.2286 % change on previous year | India |
| 1970s | 1.98 % change on previous year | 1.84 % change on previous year | 0.1409 % change on previous year | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 3.14 % change on previous year | 2.04 % change on previous year | 1.1 % change on previous year | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 2.1 % change on previous year | 1.79 % change on previous year | 0.3099 % change on previous year | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 0.7927 % change on previous year | 1.23 % change on previous year | 0.4357 % change on previous year | India |
| 2010s | 0.3797 % change on previous year | 0.7695 % change on previous year | 0.3897 % change on previous year | India |
| 2020s | 0.5141 % change on previous year | 0.3964 % change on previous year | 0.1177 % change on previous year | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, Eswatini or India?
- Eswatini, at 0.4281 % change on previous year against 0.4067 % change on previous year in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Eswatini and India?
- 0.0214 % change on previous year, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and India?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and India rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Eswatini ranks 88th and India ranks 90th 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.