Papua New Guinea vs South Sudan: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Papua New Guinea
0.0177 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
South Sudan
0.0183 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
118th
South Sudan rank
115th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Papua New Guinea
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 0.0183 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0177 1000 No per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0006 1000 No per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 118th and South Sudan ranks 115th of 190 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0154 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0154 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 No per square kilometre | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.0172 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0177 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 No per square kilometre | South Sudan |
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 South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 0.0183 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 South Sudan?
- 0.0006 1000 No per square kilometre, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Sudan?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and South Sudan rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 118th and South Sudan ranks 115th 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.