Nigeria vs Papua New Guinea: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate
Nigeria
0.3624 % change on previous year
in 2050
Papua New Guinea
0.4419 % change on previous year
in 2050
Nigeria rank
29th
Papua New Guinea rank
26th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Nigeria
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.4419 % change on previous year against 0.3624 % change on previous year in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0795 % change on previous year.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Nigeria ranks 29th and Papua New Guinea ranks 26th of 217 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.07 % change on previous year | 1.63 % change on previous year | 0.5605 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 1.8 % change on previous year | 1.7 % change on previous year | 0.1043 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 2.19 % change on previous year | 2.21 % change on previous year | 0.0253 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 1.66 % change on previous year | 2.49 % change on previous year | 0.831 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 1.73 % change on previous year | 2.76 % change on previous year | 1.03 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.24 % change on previous year | 2.53 % change on previous year | 1.3 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.02 % change on previous year | 2.12 % change on previous year | 1.09 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.8546 % change on previous year | 1.65 % change on previous year | 0.7952 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2030s | 0.8422 % change on previous year | 1.14 % change on previous year | 0.2958 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2040s | 0.5733 % change on previous year | 0.6671 % change on previous year | 0.0938 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2050s | 0.3624 % change on previous year | 0.4419 % change on previous year | 0.0795 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate, Nigeria or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.4419 % change on previous year against 0.3624 % change on previous year in Nigeria as of 2050.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate between Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0795 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
- 100 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2050.
- How do Nigeria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate?
- Nigeria ranks 29th and Papua New Guinea ranks 26th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, 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 Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.