Australia vs Papua New Guinea: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre
Australia
0.003 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0028 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
183rd
Papua New Guinea rank
185th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.003 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0028 1000 No per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 183rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 185th of 190 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0012 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0009 1000 No per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.0015 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0007 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0008 1000 No per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.0017 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0012 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0006 1000 No per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0015 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 No per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.0022 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0018 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 No per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.0026 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0023 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 No per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.0029 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0027 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre, Australia or Papua New Guinea?
- Australia, at 0.003 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0028 1000 No per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre between Australia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Papua New Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 183rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 185th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 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.