Gambia vs New Caledonia: Rural population, annual growth rate
Gambia
0.2766 % change on previous year
in 2025
New Caledonia
0.2271 % change on previous year
in 2025
Gambia rank
96th
New Caledonia rank
99th
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Gambia
- New Caledonia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 0.2766 % change on previous year against 0.2271 % change on previous year in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.0495 % change on previous year.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.2 times New Caledonia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 96th and New Caledonia ranks 99th of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 5 and New Caledonia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.38 % change on previous year | 0.2752 % change on previous year | 2.1 % change on previous year | Gambia |
| 1970s | 1.39 % change on previous year | 2.01 % change on previous year | 0.616 % change on previous year | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 2.56 % change on previous year | 0.9831 % change on previous year | 1.58 % change on previous year | Gambia |
| 1990s | 1.57 % change on previous year | 1.96 % change on previous year | 0.3947 % change on previous year | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 0.8026 % change on previous year | 0.1326 % change on previous year | 0.67 % change on previous year | Gambia |
| 2010s | 1.21 % change on previous year | 0.8336 % change on previous year | 0.3737 % change on previous year | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.7925 % change on previous year | 0.1528 % change on previous year | 0.6397 % change on previous year | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, Gambia or New Caledonia?
- Gambia, at 0.2766 % change on previous year against 0.2271 % change on previous year in New Caledonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Gambia and New Caledonia?
- 0.0495 % change on previous year, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and New Caledonia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and New Caledonia rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Gambia ranks 96th and New Caledonia ranks 99th 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.