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

Papua New Guinea
0.0229 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
0.0259 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
159th
Sweden rank
157th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sweden
0.0050.010.0150.020.025196119922023

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.0259 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0229 1000 No per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.003 1000 No per square kilometre.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 159th and Sweden ranks 157th of 191 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0049 1000 No per square kilometre 0.019 1000 No per square kilometre 0.014 1000 No per square kilometre Sweden
1970s 0.0061 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0201 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0139 1000 No per square kilometre Sweden
1980s 0.0076 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0205 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0129 1000 No per square kilometre Sweden
1990s 0.0101 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0215 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0114 1000 No per square kilometre Sweden
2000s 0.0142 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0222 1000 No per square kilometre 0.008 1000 No per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 0.0191 1000 No per square kilometre 0.024 1000 No per square kilometre 0.005 1000 No per square kilometre Sweden
2020s 0.0223 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0257 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0033 1000 No per square kilometre Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square, Papua New Guinea or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.0259 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0229 1000 No per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square between Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
0.003 1000 No per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sweden rank globally for population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square?
Papua New Guinea ranks 159th and Sweden ranks 157th 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.