Nigeria vs Papua New Guinea: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth

Nigeria
0.0591 % change on previous year
in 2100
Papua New Guinea
0.0705 % change on previous year
in 2100
Nigeria rank
71st
Papua New Guinea rank
68th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth over time

  • Nigeria
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0705 % change on previous year against 0.0591 % change on previous year in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0114 % change on previous year.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 150 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Nigeria ranks 71st and Papua New Guinea ranks 68th of 227 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 9 and Papua New Guinea in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 1.96 % change on previous year 2.86 % change on previous year 0.9067 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1960s 2.19 % change on previous year 2.35 % change on previous year 0.1562 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1970s 2.7 % change on previous year 2.3 % change on previous year 0.3942 % change on previous year Nigeria
1980s 2.78 % change on previous year 2.16 % change on previous year 0.6218 % change on previous year Nigeria
1990s 2.61 % change on previous year 3.64 % change on previous year 1.03 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2000s 2.73 % change on previous year 3.34 % change on previous year 0.6048 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2010s 2.56 % change on previous year 2.71 % change on previous year 0.1407 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2020s 2.04 % change on previous year 1.9 % change on previous year 0.1399 % change on previous year Nigeria
2030s 1.78 % change on previous year 1.48 % change on previous year 0.3038 % change on previous year Nigeria
2040s 1.43 % change on previous year 1.17 % change on previous year 0.2572 % change on previous year Nigeria
2050s 1.11 % change on previous year 0.8871 % change on previous year 0.2254 % change on previous year Nigeria
2060s 0.8567 % change on previous year 0.6551 % change on previous year 0.2016 % change on previous year Nigeria
2070s 0.6016 % change on previous year 0.4651 % change on previous year 0.1365 % change on previous year Nigeria
2080s 0.3538 % change on previous year 0.3191 % change on previous year 0.0347 % change on previous year Nigeria
2090s 0.1492 % change on previous year 0.1635 % change on previous year 0.0143 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2100s 0.0591 % change on previous year 0.0705 % change on previous year 0.0114 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — total population - female, annual growth, Nigeria or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0705 % change on previous year against 0.0591 % change on previous year in Nigeria as of 2100.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — total population - female, annual growth between Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
0.0114 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
150 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2100.
How do Nigeria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population - est. & proj. — total population - female, annual growth?
Nigeria ranks 71st and Papua New Guinea ranks 68th of 227 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth rate
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% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
277 places, 38,695 data points, 1951–2100
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The year-on-year percentage change in Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.