Papua New Guinea vs World: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate
Papua New Guinea
3.49 % change on previous year
in 2050
World
1.1 % change on previous year
in 2050
Papua New Guinea rank
9th
World rank
12th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Papua New Guinea
- World
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.49 % change on previous year against 1.1 % change on previous year in World, a difference of 2.39 % change on previous year.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 3.2 times World's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 9th and World ranks 12th of 225 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 9 and World in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.15 % change on previous year | 3.15 % change on previous year | 7 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 12.15 % change on previous year | 2.89 % change on previous year | 9.26 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 6.9 % change on previous year | 2.6 % change on previous year | 4.3 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 4.21 % change on previous year | 2.73 % change on previous year | 1.48 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 1.57 % change on previous year | 2.32 % change on previous year | 0.7525 % change on previous year | World |
| 2000s | 2.23 % change on previous year | 2.28 % change on previous year | 0.0437 % change on previous year | World |
| 2010s | 2.31 % change on previous year | 2.03 % change on previous year | 0.277 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.07 % change on previous year | 1.7 % change on previous year | 1.37 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2030s | 3.78 % change on previous year | 1.42 % change on previous year | 2.35 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2040s | 3.72 % change on previous year | 1.2 % change on previous year | 2.52 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2050s | 3.49 % change on previous year | 1.1 % change on previous year | 2.39 % 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 World?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3.49 % change on previous year against 1.1 % change on previous year in World as of 2050.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate between Papua New Guinea and World?
- 2.39 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and World?
- 100 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2050.
- How do Papua New Guinea and World rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 9th and World ranks 12th 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.