New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square over time
- New Zealand
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0229 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0196 1000 No per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0033 1000 No per square kilometre.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 162nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 159th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.01 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0049 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.005 1000 No per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.0115 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0061 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0053 1000 No per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.0123 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0076 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0047 1000 No per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.0138 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0101 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0037 1000 No per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.0155 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0142 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0013 1000 No per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.0175 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0191 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0015 1000 No per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0194 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0223 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0029 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. — total population - both sexes, per square, New Zealand or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.0229 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0196 1000 No per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square between New Zealand and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0033 1000 No per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Papua New Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square?
- New Zealand ranks 162nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 159th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, 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. — Total Population - Both sexes 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.