Eritrea vs Rwanda: Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate
Eritrea
2.2%
in 2023
Rwanda
2.2%
in 2023
Eritrea rank
35th
Rwanda rank
36th
Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate over time
- Eritrea
- Rwanda
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 2.2% against 2.2% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Rwanda ahead.
Eritrea ranks 35th and Rwanda ranks 36th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.7% | 3.5% | 1.8% | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 2.3% | 3.1% | 0.7% | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 3.1% | 0.7% | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 3.4% | 1.0% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 1.1% | 1.7% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.9% | 0.2% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.6% | 0.2% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.3% | 0.1% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate, Eritrea or Rwanda?
- Eritrea, at 2.2% against 2.2% in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate between Eritrea and Rwanda?
- 0.0%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Rwanda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Rwanda rank globally for natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate?
- Eritrea ranks 35th and Rwanda ranks 36th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.