New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates

New Zealand
0.0199 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0228 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
139th
Papua New Guinea rank
136th

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates over time

  • New Zealand
  • Papua New Guinea
00.0050.010.0150.020.025199020062023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0228 Persons per square kilometre against 0.0199 Persons per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0029 Persons per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 139th and Papua New Guinea ranks 136th of 167 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0138 Persons per square kilometre 0.0101 Persons per square kilometre 0.0038 Persons per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 0.0155 Persons per square kilometre 0.0142 Persons per square kilometre 0.0014 Persons per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 0.0174 Persons per square kilometre 0.0189 Persons per square kilometre 0.0015 Persons per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0196 Persons per square kilometre 0.0222 Persons per square kilometre 0.0026 Persons per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates, New Zealand or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0228 Persons per square kilometre against 0.0199 Persons per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between New Zealand and Papua New Guinea?
0.0029 Persons per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Papua New Guinea?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Papua New Guinea rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
New Zealand ranks 139th and Papua New Guinea ranks 136th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. 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 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre
Unit
Persons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 5,582 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — 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.