Papua New Guinea vs Uruguay: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population

Papua New Guinea
3,326 1000 No
in 2050
Uruguay
3,567 1000 No
in 2050
Papua New Guinea rank
130th
Uruguay rank
127th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 3,567 1000 No against 3,326 1000 No in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 241 1000 No.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 101 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 130th and Uruguay ranks 127th of 226 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Uruguay Difference Ahead
1950s 45.61 1000 No 1,867 1000 No 1,822 1000 No Uruguay
1960s 127.1 1000 No 2,173 1000 No 2,046 1000 No Uruguay
1970s 336.16 1000 No 2,371 1000 No 2,035 1000 No Uruguay
1980s 522.96 1000 No 2,613 1000 No 2,090 1000 No Uruguay
1990s 685.58 1000 No 2,904 1000 No 2,218 1000 No Uruguay
2000s 819.3 1000 No 3,106 1000 No 2,287 1000 No Uruguay
2010s 1,024 1000 No 3,255 1000 No 2,231 1000 No Uruguay
2020s 1,340 1000 No 3,397 1000 No 2,057 1000 No Uruguay
2030s 1,889 1000 No 3,500 1000 No 1,611 1000 No Uruguay
2040s 2,750 1000 No 3,555 1000 No 804.92 1000 No Uruguay
2050s 3,326 1000 No 3,567 1000 No 241.62 1000 No Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, Papua New Guinea or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 3,567 1000 No against 3,326 1000 No in Papua New Guinea as of 2050.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population between Papua New Guinea and Uruguay?
241 1000 No, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Uruguay?
101 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2050.
How do Papua New Guinea and Uruguay rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population?
Papua New Guinea ranks 130th and Uruguay ranks 127th of 226 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population. 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
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
277 places, 25,744 data points, 1950–2050
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The FAOSTAT Population module contains time series data on population, by sex and urban/rural. The series consist of both estimates and projections for different periods as available from the original sources, namely: 1. Population data refers to the World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision from the UN Population Division. 2. Urban/rural population data refers to the World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision from the UN Population Division.