Brunei vs Gambia: Rural population growth (annual %)
Brunei
0.3%
in 2025
Gambia
0.3%
in 2025
Brunei rank
94th
Gambia rank
97th
Rural population growth (annual %) over time
- Brunei
- Gambia
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Gambia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.2 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Gambia ahead.
Brunei ranks 94th and Gambia ranks 97th of 210 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 2 and Gambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.1% | 2.3% | 2.5% | Gambia |
| 1970s | 3.8% | 1.4% | 2.4% | Brunei |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 2.5% | 0.7% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 1.5% | 0.9% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 0.3% | Brunei |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population growth, Brunei or Gambia?
- Brunei, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population growth between Brunei and Gambia?
- 0.0%, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Gambia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Brunei and Gambia rank globally for rural population growth?
- Brunei ranks 94th and Gambia ranks 97th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.