Western Sahara vs World: Upper-middle income: Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate

Western Sahara
1.75 % change on previous year
in 2030
World: Upper-middle income
0.7279 % change on previous year
in 2030
Western Sahara rank
66th
World: Upper-middle income rank
63rd

Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate over time

  • Western Sahara
  • World: Upper-middle income
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How they compare

Western Sahara currently reports 1.75 % change on previous year against 0.7279 % change on previous year in World: Upper-middle income, a difference of 1.02 % change on previous year.

That makes Western Sahara's figure about 2.4 times World: Upper-middle income's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Western Sahara has been ahead every year.

Western Sahara ranks 66th and World: Upper-middle income ranks 63rd of 188 countries.

Western Sahara has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Western Sahara World: Upper-middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 5.9 % change on previous year 1.81 % change on previous year 4.08 % change on previous year Western Sahara
2000s 5.53 % change on previous year 1.64 % change on previous year 3.89 % change on previous year Western Sahara
2010s 3.43 % change on previous year 0.9924 % change on previous year 2.44 % change on previous year Western Sahara
2020s 2.01 % change on previous year 0.7787 % change on previous year 1.23 % change on previous year Western Sahara
2030s 1.75 % change on previous year 0.7279 % change on previous year 1.02 % change on previous year Western Sahara

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population (un estimates and projections), annual growth rate, Western Sahara or World: Upper-middle income?
Western Sahara, at 1.75 % change on previous year against 0.7279 % change on previous year in World: Upper-middle income as of 2030.
What is the difference in population (un estimates and projections), annual growth rate between Western Sahara and World: Upper-middle income?
1.02 % change on previous year, with Western Sahara ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Western Sahara and World: Upper-middle income?
40 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2030.
How do Western Sahara and World: Upper-middle income rank globally for population (un estimates and projections), annual growth rate?
Western Sahara ranks 66th and World: Upper-middle income ranks 63rd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
280 places, 11,200 data points, 1991–2030
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The year-on-year percentage change in Population (UN estimates and projections). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.