Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population

Namibia
1.52 Percent per annum
in 2030
Papua New Guinea
1.58 Percent per annum
in 2030
Namibia rank
44th
Papua New Guinea rank
43rd

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population over time

  • Namibia
  • Papua New Guinea
246199020102030

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.58 Percent per annum against 1.52 Percent per annum in Namibia, a difference of 0.06 Percent per annum.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 44th and Papua New Guinea ranks 43rd of 170 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 3.28 Percent per annum 3.52 Percent per annum 0.2405 Percent per annum Papua New Guinea
2000s 1.52 Percent per annum 3.29 Percent per annum 1.77 Percent per annum Papua New Guinea
2010s 1.7 Percent per annum 2.63 Percent per annum 0.9368 Percent per annum Papua New Guinea
2020s 1.6 Percent per annum 1.83 Percent per annum 0.2294 Percent per annum Papua New Guinea
2030s 1.52 Percent per annum 1.58 Percent per annum 0.0582 Percent per annum Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 1.58 Percent per annum against 1.52 Percent per annum in Namibia as of 2030.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
0.06 Percent per annum, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
41 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2030.
How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population?
Namibia ranks 44th and Papua New Guinea ranks 43rd of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population growth rate — Growth rate of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population growth rate — Growth rate of population
Unit
Percent per annum
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
245 places, 9,971 data points, 1990–2030
Last refreshed

The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 3 shows the full time series of annual population growth, up to present, and including projected population growth over the next five years according the medium fertility variant scenario in the World Population Prospects 2022 from the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs.