Comoros vs Rwanda: Birth rate vs. death rate

Comoros
28.65 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Rwanda
28.35 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Comoros rank
36th
Rwanda rank
39th

Birth rate vs. death rate over time

  • Comoros
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Comoros currently reports 28.65 births per 1,000 people against 28.35 births per 1,000 people in Rwanda, a difference of 0.3 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Rwanda ahead.

Comoros ranks 36th and Rwanda ranks 39th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros Rwanda Difference Ahead
1950s 47.84 births per 1,000 people 56.33 births per 1,000 people 8.49 births per 1,000 people Rwanda
1960s 48.54 births per 1,000 people 49.27 births per 1,000 people 0.7296 births per 1,000 people Rwanda
1970s 46.68 births per 1,000 people 50.26 births per 1,000 people 3.58 births per 1,000 people Rwanda
1980s 46.14 births per 1,000 people 49.96 births per 1,000 people 3.82 births per 1,000 people Rwanda
1990s 39.62 births per 1,000 people 42.02 births per 1,000 people 2.41 births per 1,000 people Rwanda
2000s 34.52 births per 1,000 people 40.18 births per 1,000 people 5.66 births per 1,000 people Rwanda
2010s 32.79 births per 1,000 people 32.41 births per 1,000 people 0.386 births per 1,000 people Comoros
2020s 29.3 births per 1,000 people 29.15 births per 1,000 people 0.1453 births per 1,000 people Comoros

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Comoros or Rwanda?
Comoros, at 28.65 births per 1,000 people against 28.35 births per 1,000 people in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between Comoros and Rwanda?
0.3 births per 1,000 people, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Rwanda?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Comoros and Rwanda rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
Comoros ranks 36th and Rwanda ranks 39th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate vs. death rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.