Papua New Guinea vs Western Asia: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Western Asia
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.49 % change on previous year against 1.16 % change on previous year in Western Asia, a difference of 2.33 % change on previous year.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 3.0 times Western Asia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 9th and Western Asia ranks 11th of 225 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 7 and Western Asia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.15 % change on previous year | 5.19 % change on previous year | 4.95 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 12.15 % change on previous year | 5.28 % change on previous year | 6.88 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 6.9 % change on previous year | 4.85 % change on previous year | 2.05 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 4.21 % change on previous year | 4.82 % change on previous year | 0.6091 % change on previous year | Western Asia |
| 1990s | 1.57 % change on previous year | 3.93 % change on previous year | 2.37 % change on previous year | Western Asia |
| 2000s | 2.23 % change on previous year | 2.95 % change on previous year | 0.7174 % change on previous year | Western Asia |
| 2010s | 2.31 % change on previous year | 2.62 % change on previous year | 0.3103 % change on previous year | Western Asia |
| 2020s | 3.07 % change on previous year | 1.87 % change on previous year | 1.2 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2030s | 3.78 % change on previous year | 1.57 % change on previous year | 2.21 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2040s | 3.72 % change on previous year | 1.31 % change on previous year | 2.41 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2050s | 3.49 % change on previous year | 1.16 % change on previous year | 2.33 % 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, Papua New Guinea or Western Asia?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3.49 % change on previous year against 1.16 % change on previous year in Western Asia as of 2050.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate between Papua New Guinea and Western Asia?
- 2.33 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Western Asia?
- 100 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2050.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Western Asia rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 9th and Western Asia ranks 11th of 225 countries.
- 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.