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

Niger
0.0215 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0228 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Niger rank
137th
Papua New Guinea rank
136th

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

  • Niger
  • Papua New Guinea
0.0050.010.0150.020.025199020062023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0228 Persons per square kilometre against 0.0215 Persons per square kilometre in Niger, a difference of 0.0013 Persons per square kilometre.

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

Across all 34 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Niger ranks 137th and Papua New Guinea ranks 136th of 167 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0077 Persons per square kilometre 0.0101 Persons per square kilometre 0.0024 Persons per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0108 Persons per square kilometre 0.0142 Persons per square kilometre 0.0033 Persons per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0157 Persons per square kilometre 0.0189 Persons per square kilometre 0.0032 Persons per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0203 Persons per square kilometre 0.0222 Persons per square kilometre 0.0018 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, Niger or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0228 Persons per square kilometre against 0.0215 Persons per square kilometre in Niger as of 2023.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Niger and Papua New Guinea?
0.0013 Persons per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Papua New Guinea?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Niger and Papua New Guinea rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
Niger ranks 137th 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.