Melanesia vs Tonga: Inland waters — Area, annual growth rate
Melanesia
-6.7 % change on previous year
in 2024
Tonga
-3.33 % change on previous year
in 2024
Melanesia rank
171st
Tonga rank
170th
Inland waters — Area, annual growth rate over time
- Melanesia
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports -3.33 % change on previous year against -6.7 % change on previous year in Melanesia, a difference of 3.37 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Tonga ahead.
Melanesia ranks 171st and Tonga ranks 170th of 174 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1970s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1980s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1990s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2000s | 0.0179 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0.0179 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 0.0267 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0.0267 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2020s | -1.44 % change on previous year | -0.6667 % change on previous year | 0.7704 % change on previous year | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inland waters — area, annual growth rate, Melanesia or Tonga?
- Tonga, at -3.33 % change on previous year against -6.7 % change on previous year in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in inland waters — area, annual growth rate between Melanesia and Tonga?
- 3.37 % change on previous year, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Tonga?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Tonga rank globally for inland waters — area, annual growth rate?
- Melanesia ranks 171st and Tonga ranks 170th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Inland waters — Area, 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 Inland waters — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.