Africa vs Papua New Guinea: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate
Africa
2.68 % change on previous year
in 2050
Papua New Guinea
3.49 % change on previous year
in 2050
Africa rank
6th
Papua New Guinea rank
9th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Africa
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.49 % change on previous year against 2.68 % change on previous year in Africa, a difference of 0.81 % change on previous year.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Africa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Africa ranks 6th and Papua New Guinea ranks 9th of 29 groups.
Across the 11 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.95 % change on previous year | 10.15 % change on previous year | 5.2 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 4.61 % change on previous year | 12.15 % change on previous year | 7.54 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 4.53 % change on previous year | 6.9 % change on previous year | 2.37 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 4.52 % change on previous year | 4.21 % change on previous year | 0.3061 % change on previous year | Africa |
| 1990s | 3.74 % change on previous year | 1.57 % change on previous year | 2.17 % change on previous year | Africa |
| 2000s | 3.59 % change on previous year | 2.23 % change on previous year | 1.36 % change on previous year | Africa |
| 2010s | 3.72 % change on previous year | 2.31 % change on previous year | 1.42 % change on previous year | Africa |
| 2020s | 3.46 % change on previous year | 3.07 % change on previous year | 0.3979 % change on previous year | Africa |
| 2030s | 3.19 % change on previous year | 3.78 % change on previous year | 0.5839 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2040s | 2.88 % change on previous year | 3.72 % change on previous year | 0.8484 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2050s | 2.68 % change on previous year | 3.49 % change on previous year | 0.8131 % 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. — urban population, annual growth rate, Africa or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3.49 % change on previous year against 2.68 % change on previous year in Africa as of 2050.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate between Africa and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.81 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Papua New Guinea?
- 100 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2050.
- How do Africa and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate?
- Africa ranks 6th and Papua New Guinea ranks 9th of 29 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.