Papua New Guinea vs Solomon Islands: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Papua New Guinea
0.0177 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Solomon Islands
0.0181 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
118th
Solomon Islands rank
116th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 0.0181 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0177 1000 No per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0004 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.
Papua New Guinea ranks 118th and Solomon Islands ranks 116th of 190 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Solomon Islands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0047 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0045 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 No per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.0056 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0062 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0006 1000 No per square kilometre | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | 0.0071 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0084 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0012 1000 No per square kilometre | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 0.0092 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0108 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 0.012 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0136 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0017 1000 No per square kilometre | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 0.0151 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0162 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0011 1000 No per square kilometre | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 0.0172 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0177 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 No per square kilometre | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre, Papua New Guinea or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 0.0181 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 Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
- 0.0004 1000 No per square kilometre, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 118th and Solomon Islands ranks 116th 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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About this data
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.