Mongolia vs Papua New Guinea: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre

Mongolia
0.0015 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0028 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Mongolia rank
188th
Papua New Guinea rank
185th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre over time

  • Mongolia
  • Papua New Guinea
00.0010.0020.003196119922023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0028 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0015 1000 No per square kilometre in Mongolia, a difference of 0.0013 1000 No per square kilometre.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.9 times Mongolia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mongolia ahead.

Mongolia ranks 188th and Papua New Guinea ranks 185th of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mongolia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre 0 1000 No per square kilometre Mongolia
1970s 0.0005 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0007 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0007 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0012 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0005 1000 No per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0008 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0015 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0007 1000 No per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.001 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0018 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0008 1000 No per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0013 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0023 1000 No per square kilometre 0.001 1000 No per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0014 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0027 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0012 1000 No per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre, Mongolia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0028 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0015 1000 No per square kilometre in Mongolia as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre between Mongolia and Papua New Guinea?
0.0013 1000 No per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Papua New Guinea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mongolia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
Mongolia ranks 188th 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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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.