Papua New Guinea vs Sweden: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates
Papua New Guinea
0.0228 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
0.0261 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
136th
Sweden rank
133rd
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.0261 Persons per square kilometre against 0.0228 Persons per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0033 Persons per square kilometre.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 136th and Sweden ranks 133rd of 167 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0101 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0214 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0114 Persons per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.0142 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0222 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0081 Persons per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.0189 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0241 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0052 Persons per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.0222 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0258 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0036 Persons per square kilometre | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates, Papua New Guinea or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.0261 Persons per square kilometre against 0.0228 Persons per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
- 0.0033 Persons per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sweden rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 136th and Sweden ranks 133rd 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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About this data
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.