Niger vs Papua New Guinea: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre

Niger
0.0177 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0177 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Niger rank
117th
Papua New Guinea rank
118th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • Niger
  • Papua New Guinea
0.0050.010.0150.02196119922023

How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.0177 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0177 1000 No per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 1000 No per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Niger ranks 117th and Papua New Guinea ranks 118th of 190 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0029 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0047 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0018 1000 No per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.0036 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0056 1000 No per square kilometre 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0046 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0071 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0062 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0092 1000 No per square kilometre 0.003 1000 No per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0089 1000 No per square kilometre 0.012 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0031 1000 No per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.013 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0151 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0167 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0172 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0005 1000 No per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre, Niger or Papua New Guinea?
Niger, at 0.0177 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0177 1000 No per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre between Niger and Papua New Guinea?
0 1000 No per square kilometre, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Papua New Guinea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Niger and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
Niger ranks 117th and Papua New Guinea ranks 118th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.