Gambia vs Papua New Guinea: Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19
Gambia
64.78 per 1,000 population
in 2018
Papua New Guinea
67.73 per 1,000 population
in 2016
Gambia rank
48th
Papua New Guinea rank
45th
Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 over time
- Gambia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 67.73 per 1,000 population against 64.78 per 1,000 population in Gambia, a difference of 2.95 per 1,000 population.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 48th and Papua New Guinea ranks 45th of 216 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 105.96 per 1,000 population | 88.12 per 1,000 population | 17.84 per 1,000 population | Gambia |
| 2010s | 81.38 per 1,000 population | 80.99 per 1,000 population | 0.3875 per 1,000 population | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19, Gambia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 67.73 per 1,000 population against 64.78 per 1,000 population in Gambia as of 2016.
- What is the difference in birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 between Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
- 2.95 per 1,000 population, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2016.
- How do Gambia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19?
- Gambia ranks 48th and Papua New Guinea ranks 45th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years).