Melanesia vs Micronesia: Land area — Area, annual growth rate
Melanesia
0.0119 % change on previous year
in 2024
Micronesia
0.0315 % change on previous year
in 2024
Melanesia rank
12th
Micronesia rank
10th
Land area — Area, annual growth rate over time
- Melanesia
- Micronesia
How they compare
Micronesia currently reports 0.0315 % change on previous year against 0.0119 % change on previous year in Melanesia, a difference of 0.0196 % change on previous year.
That makes Micronesia's figure about 2.7 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Micronesia ahead.
Melanesia ranks 12th and Micronesia ranks 10th of 250 countries.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Micronesia | 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 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2010s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2020s | 0.0135 % change on previous year | 0.0126 % change on previous year | 0.0009 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area — area, annual growth rate, Melanesia or Micronesia?
- Micronesia, at 0.0315 % change on previous year against 0.0119 % change on previous year in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area — area, annual growth rate between Melanesia and Micronesia?
- 0.0196 % change on previous year, with Micronesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Micronesia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Micronesia rank globally for land area — area, annual growth rate?
- Melanesia ranks 12th and Micronesia ranks 10th of 250 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Land area — 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 Land area — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.