New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square

New Zealand
0.0196 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0229 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
162nd
Papua New Guinea rank
159th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square over time

  • New Zealand
  • Papua New Guinea
0.0050.010.0150.020.025196119922023

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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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 10,981 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.